The shop forces at Iowa City tend to a more modern fleet these days. Quite a change after dealing with tired (yet classic) old Geeps for several years.

#513, the leader on today's East train, gets a quick look over at Iowa City before being put back on the head end to continue towards Rock Island.

The fishing must be good! A pair of Iowa Interstate GEVO's cross the Iowa River while the fisherman try their luck on a late winter afternoon.

On a balmy January morning, IAIS 502 idles to keep warm at the sanding racks. Balmy... HA! It was 3 degrees and a -15 windchill!

#513 brings the East train across the Iowa River into Iowa City Yard for a crew change and power swap out.

513, dodging snow flakes, has been uncoupled from the west bound train and moves through the west switches in the Iowa City Yard waiting for the east bound CRIC to come in.

Iowa Interstate's 511, 709, and 706 lead the eastbound under the summit street bridge on a foggy afternoon.

Rock Island heritage GEVO 513 rolls past the ex-Rock Island Depot in Iowa City on the first day of February.

GEVO 513 crosses onto the main to set out a cut of grain hoppers on the north siding for the ICCR turn.

Iowa Interstate's 502 leads the Rock Island heritage locomotive 513 over the Iowa River bridge in Iowa City.

Shortly after the sun has come up, 513 has finished the switching chores and backs across the yard to pick up more power to head east.

AHHH! THE LIGHT!!! IAIS 513 sees sunlight for the first time as it drags the Council Bluffs to Blue Island train out of Iowa City on a beautiful but cold January morning.

With the sun shining for the first time in a week, new Rock Island heritage GEVO 513 crosses First Avenue in Iowa City as it leads the CBBI towards the Quad Cities.

Yard crews clean snow off the cab of GEVO 500 the old fashioned way after only a couple inches of snow but with 40 moh winds piled snow on both units. 500 and 504 have just come in on the CBBI and... (more)

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island heritage locomotive leads 505, GP38-2 711, and SD38-2 154, on its first ever trip from Iowa City to Rock Island.