A pair of ex-ATSF GP30s are in charge of the daily Barstow to Bettendorf and return local.

The Rock Island SWitcher is busy on the Milan Branch switching Country Stone with the only SW1200 on the roster.

A few hours before 2005 would be rung in, the east train begins to switch the east end of Rock Island yard.

IAIS 702 and friends wait near the ex-RI Depot in Rock Island before heading west on the "BICB" freight later in the day.

IAIS 711 poses in front of Abbey Station, formerly the CRI&P Rock Island Depot.

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island Switcher is hard at work on the Milan Branch as the crew prepares to switch Country Stone in the southwest portion of Rock Island.

The RISW is the first thing on the Milan Branch after a 6 inch snowfall the night before.

The "East" train crosses a frozen Mississippi River on the Goverment Bridge at Rock Island, Illinois. MLW 801 takes the point of the train at a time when system wide use of these units were common... (more)

On the day after Christmas 2004, IAIS 704 awaits the next call to duty at Rock Island.

Milwaukee 261 in Rock Island Illinois for the Grand Excursion

The cab of 261 glows with the 24 hour caretaking the locomotive receives. Two crew members keep the boiler running overnight.

Milwaukee Road 261 quietly steams in Rock Island awaiting the next days journey to Bureau, IL and back.

The 261 pulled onto a siding so everyone could see it. The P42s pulled us forward and I got a few shots out the window. The camera crew there is from the Chicago-area TV show, 190 North.

After the 261 pulled onto the siding (with just her main tender), the P42s pulled the train up so that everyone could get off. The auxiliary tender was left on the point, making for an interesting... (more)

After the rest of the train was moved forward, the 261 backed up onto the main so everyone vould get a good look at her. Lots of whistle blowing as she backed up.