On June 19th, the NRHS ran a special train from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Rock Island, Illinois and return as part of the 2012 NRHS convention. Between Homestead and Rock Island, steam power pulled t... (more)

Robert Franzen eases on the throttle of 6988 as he pulls it off the siding heading for the depot and the first trip of the day.

The east train rolls towards Rock Island, IL, for next crew change and work. Here the train passes one of the restore ex-Rock Island depot at West Liberty with the Rock Island heritage unit. The e... (more)

The eastbound CBBI led by GEVO 503 splits the old elevator and water tower as it hustles towards Silvis on New Years Eve.

The eastbound road train rolls by the West Liberty Depot (which was built facing a different track alignment).

511 leads the east bound past a signal that used to guard the crossing of the north/south east/west Rock Island main in West Liberty.

SD38-2 154 leads the eastbound through West Liberty on turkey day 2011.

Iowa Interstate's "Americanized" QJ leads its sister #7081 past the depot at West Liberty with a freight train for Rock Island.

Sporting her new "Americanized" look, Iowa Interstate's QJ #6988 leads the Iowa City excursion east.

The Iowa Interstate is a busy regional railroad these days thanks in part to flooding on the Missouri River. In the past few weeks, trains from KCS, UP and BNSF have been detouring over IAIS rails... (more)

IAIS puts the QJ's to work enroute to Train Fest, pulling over 7,000 tons of freight in 55 loads to set a new world record for revenue tonnage pulled by steam in the 21st Century.

Leading the Iowa City Steam Adventure, Iowa Interstate 6988 storms past the former Rock Island depot.

157 leads a westbound rail train past the historic ex-Rock Island depot in West Liberty.

Special campaign train for Iowa Governor Chet Culver makes a stop at the former CRI&P depot in West Liberty as some of the locals come out to see the event.

GEVO 504 leads the east bound past the West Liberty Depot on the last full day of winter.