IAIS 157 East crosses the Mississippi River via the Government Bridge from Davenport, Iowa to Rock Island, Illinois; trains on top, autos on the bottom.

The conductor and brakeman on IAIS 157 East ride the front of the trailing locomotive as it heads into the yard for a pick-up.

As 157 East's engineer prepares to back up in a switch move, a prominent sign showing IAIS's injury record stands at the entrance to the yard.

While 7081 was on a Flood Relief Dinner train, 6988 is serviced and ready for the trip back to Newton the next day

Iowa Interstate QJ 7081 sits in BNSF's Lower Yard in Rock Island.

#154 comes out of the box at the Rock Island Arsenal with the day's BICB train.

A pair of new ES44AC's and a GP38-2 arrive at the yard next to the old Rock Island depot.

The East train comes off the Arsenal Bridge, having just set out the DME interchange at the junction in Davenport.

Railfans scramble back to their cars to jump ahead to the next spot as Iowa Interstate 2-10-2 6988 slowly eases past the former Rock Island depot in the railroad's namesake city. The special was r... (more)

These are 500 hp Whitcomb/Canadian Locomotive Co. Model Number 75DE12C. Note lack of symmetry at top of hood. Was this pair coupled this way on a long-term basis?