An Iowa Interstate geep sits shutdown at the Chicago Transload yard.
The Peoria Rocket passes Ronald Reagan on its way into the TZPR North Limit Yard.
The empty coal train crosses the Mississippi River into Illinois. The swingspan carries the road and railroad over the river's Lock and Dam 15.
Recently purchased by the Iowa Interstate's parent company, two Chinese 2-10-2 QJ's ride flatcars behind an IAIS GP38-2 into Rock Island where they will wait to be unloaded. The BNSF brought the ... (more)
CBBI meets ICCR.
The Iowa Interstate ran a shortened road frieght today due to maintenance work on the Governemnt bridge in the Quad Cities. Pictured is a Rock Island-Blue Island frieght advancing through New Leno... (more)
The daily Blue Island switch job heads down the connection between the ex-Rock Island main and the IHB. Both units are long hood forward today, led by unit 711 (aka "Big Gulp").
IAIS 711 shoves a lengthy string of mostly grain cars down the IHB main towards Riverdale yard.
The "Big Gulp" is taking BICB out long hood forward this evening.
IAIS 711 and 714 waiting for their window after the Metra rush to depart.
IAIS 711 (aka Big Gulp) leads CBBI-01 on a clear spring day.
CBBI-01 throttles up clearing Joliet with a very clean 711. I wish there was a 7/11 convenient store strategically placed along the RI main, it would have made for an exciting shot.
Iowa Interstate train "BICB" passes Walcott, Iowa with IAIS 711 in charge.
IAIS 711 poses in front of Abbey Station, formerly the CRI&P Rock Island Depot.
