The Iowa Interstate borrowed CN's Geometry Car to inspect their train from Council Bluffs, IA to Peoria, IL. It is seen here along 5th Street in Davenport.

Several IAIS GP38-2s sit under the sand tower waiting for their next assignment while two other GP38-2s are fired up to start switching the yard.

After leaving the Bridgeview Bed & Breakfast for the day, my dad and I stumbled upon the Honoring First Responders unit working the north/west end of Enola Yard.

IAIS 706 works on dumping more ballast on the new siding in Silvis while the tamper and ballast regulator receive some attention on the old siding.

Several IAIS geeps await disposition while the nose of former IAIS 7976 lies on its side. The 7976 was used as a parts source for a long time and the nose is all that is left of it.

Pacing alongside the IAIS on US Rte 6 east of Annawan with the empty coal train returning to Peoria.

SOO 6037 is stopped alongside BNSF 740 which is on the siding at LeClaire. 740 has spent 24+ hours tied down in the siding and SOO 6037 has instructions to double both trains together. That plan... (more)

On lease from the MRL, SD45 301 heads east through Polo with a short wayfreight.

The local engine lays over for the weekend near the massive grain elevator at Jefferson Jct. The diamond here is in yard limits as the former east/west mainline ends a few miles away in either di... (more)

The 721/651 slug set works the Milan Branch for the first time following Super Bowl Sunday's blizzard that dropped 13 inches on the Quad Cities.

Iowa Interstate runs on ex-Rock Island rails and there are still many reminders of the past 30 years after the Rock Island shut down. The Rock Island heritage unit passes over one such reminder s... (more)

The slug set returns from Silvis with ADM feed hoppers off the BNSF.

Enroute to the Train Festival in Michigan, SP 4449 charges out of the Mississippi River Valley from Savanna at the east end of the siding at Burke.

The Ringling Brothers Red Unit circus train pulls up to 7th Street East Moline on it's way to its final destination in Moline for a Labor Day weekend full of family entertainment. 7th Street is w... (more)

Rebuilt from SOO 6033, CP's new SD60-3 class engine 6300 sits at the west end of NRE ready to be picked up. NRE upgraded the electronics, traction motors, and gave it a new paint job.