The Operation Lifesaver GP38 sits in Rock Island yard waiting for its next assignment.
The power for the 428 local waits as the Ringling Brother's Red Unit heads east out of town.
The inbound crew heads west over the Sylvan Slough for headroom so they can finish up their setout and tie up for the night.
BNSF's Barstow to Bettendorf job uses the IAIS mainline for headroom to setout a handful of interchange cars for the IAIS.
712 waits for clearance to leave the yard with Iowa's new business car "Hawkeye" for a special to Peoria.
The two Chinese 2-10-2's are currently stored in Rock Island. Here they sit with IAIS GP38-2 704 by the yard office.
Workers from the IAIS and Cattani watch as the 7081 is slowly lowered onto the rails.
Two large cranes from Cattani out of Ladd, IL pick up QJ 7081 from its flatcar. The IAIS 717 is preparing to move the flatcar out from under the 7081 and when that is done the 7081 will be lowere... (more)
CBBI's crew is busy doubling up their train as they get ready to head east for Chicago.
The Rock Island switcher has its hands full as it starts down the Milan Branch at 17th Street Rock Island, just under the Centennial Bridge.
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Due to repairwork on the Government Bridge, an Iowa Interstate "CBBI" train lead by IAIS 625 detours eastbound over BNSF's Crescent Bridge to gain home rails at Rock Island Yard.
The CP Geometry Train is on loan to the IAIS as it lays over in RI yard along with a pair of IAIS GP38s.
IAIS 403 heads down the Milan Branch with an Asplundh weed spray train.
IAIS 628 switches RI yard while IAIS GP10 403 waits to get by with an Asplundh weed spraying train.
