Illinois Central inspired E8(A) 515 thunders through Grayslake, IL. The covered wagon is leading a deadhead train of private varnish from Janesville, WI to Bensenville, IL.

Shot of the engineers stand on SLRG E8 515.

Iowa Pacific's pair of E8s leads the "Varsity" excursion west under the Pennsy signals at Racine Avenue.

Headed back to Chicago after a weekend of day trips to and from Madison, WI, the Varsity passes the General Electric 50-tonner owned by the local grain elevator. Interestingly enough, SLRG 515 an... (more)

Making every bit of track speed, Iowa Pacific E8s 515 and 518 lead the eastbound Varsity from Madison, WI to Chicago, IL. I almost didn't get this shot- heard the horn very closeby when I was hal... (more)

The Iowa Pacific Es rest in Bensenville waiting for their next excursions.

Iowa Pacific's "Varsity" came up from Chicago for the UW Badger's game vs. Illinois, here it has just departed Madison and approaching the crossing of the former C&NW at MX where the tow... (more)

Iowa Pacific E8A #515 poses as a Central of Georgia unit as it sits along side of a Pennsy E unit at Streamliners.

The "Varsity" excursion, led by Iowa Pacific's pair of E8s, heads east into Fox Lake, about to exit WSOR trackage and enter CP rails.

Iowa Pacific's "Varsity" train from Chicago Union Station to Madison, WI gets under way for the first of a series of trips over the next two weekends as a sucker hole breaks open at Raci... (more)

Iowa Pacific's well-known pair of E8s heads west down the Chicago Terminal's Bensenville branch heading back to their base after a weekend of excursions.

The Iowa Pacific E8s lead a excursion train east through A-20.

While everybody (including the railfans) were out sleeping, I went up to Janesville and waited until 1 AM for this train to show up. Here's Iowa Pacific's 2 E8's, 515 & 518 leading the business tr... (more)

Classic Passenger Power- Metra Family day's 2014 brought out Iowa Pacific's E's and Metra's last 2 F40C's, for photos in front of their Western Avenue Shops. Credit Metra's Bob Conway, Lights by M... (more)

Iowa Pacific's excursion train that ran from Chicago Union Station to Edgerton on June 20, 2014 sits in the siding awaiting tomorrow's trip at Edgerton, WI, as the sunsets on a beautiful day.