A pair of warbonnet B40-8W's, 539 and 552, cross the Mississippi River into Rock Island.

Newly rebuilt CP SD70ACU 7015 leads CP 1401 and CP 4107 on a northbound business train down the street in Bellevue.

Newly rebuilt CP SD70ACU 7015 leads CP 1401 and CP 4107 on a northbound business train through Davenport.

Various first and second generation EMD's await an uncertain fate at Keokuk Junction's shop facility. A new investment group in charge of the railroad has sidelined the famous matching set of A-B-... (more)

Various first and second generation EMD's await an uncertain fate at Keokuk Junction's shop facility. A new investment group in charge of the railroad has sidelined the famous matching set of A-B-... (more)

CP SD40-2 5871 has been assigned work train duty, assisting the effort to lay rip-rap through downtown Davenport.

Former Rock Island covered hopper used in silica sand service has spent it's retirement perched on top of a warehouse adjacent to the former Rock Island yard at West Davenport, now owned by the CP... (more)

What's likely the list run of a KJRY F-unit across the Illinois River in Peoria. PREX FP9 1750, PREX F9B 1761, and PREX GP20 2003 with 23 cars - the ROCK hopper at the front was an added bonus. Ne... (more)

CP SD40-2s 5996 and 6068, both wearing the "PacMan" scheme, handle a GREX ballast train along the Mississippi River on the north side of LeClaire, IA. The crew will dump the ballast alon... (more)

The general public and a handful of railfans crowded the Big Boy during the service stop in Wheatland to take selfies and look over the big Alco. The steam crew requested block protection on both ... (more)

The Big Boy passes through Low Moor on the way to Cedar Rapids for the night.

The Mississippi River crested at an all-time high the previous evening and the water is still incredibly high in all low-laying areas of the Quad Cities. Rather than shut down operations, the CP i... (more)

A trio of veteran Canadian Pacific SD40-2's bring a 60 car Herzog ballast train through downtown Davenport. This view shows how the CP has elevated the mainline at least 2 feet over the Gaines Str... (more)

Due to flooding in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, the BNSF detoured coal trains where they could. This empty coal train ran over the Iowa Interstate from Colona, IL to Council Bluffs, IA.

Spring thaw means Mississippi River flooding in downtown Davenport. The CP will run trains through the floodwaters for as long as they can, until the River gets too high. Another engine was on the... (more)