Iowa Interstate QJ No. 6988 was featured at the night photo session at the convention of the National Railway Historical Society in Iowa. Ray Saunders had his camera malfunction during the session... (more)
6988 has uncoupled from the NRHS RI-CR excursion and heads to the South Amana Yard where it will overnight until the next morning's trip to Newton.
IANR 461 leads the NRHS excursion down the east leg of Iowa Interstate's wye at Yocum Connection after a return trip from Rock Island.
Holding steady at 175! At 01:26, the hostlers are keeping a steady watch on the steam gauge mounted right next to the QJ's serial number tag.
The first excursion of the 2012 NRHS is nearing its end as QJ 6988 rolls through Homestead under a nice plume of smoke.
A late Blue Island, IL, to Council Bluffs, IA, west train rolls towards Newton with 6800 feet of train. They have work at Marengo and Kellogg enroute to Newton. Here they pass Homestead which is l... (more)
NS 9834 leads a NS grain test train on the Iowa Interstate. Back in the consist are two IAIS unit and two Nebraska Central SD40-2's in transit.
513, the sole power in charge of the CBBI has finished sitting out a cut of hoppers at the new yard at South Amana.
513 leads the eastbound through Homestead.
After a minor derailment at the west switch on New Years Eve caused damage to the leading axle on 507 (trailing unit) the old EMD 710 was called into service to drag the two damaged GEVO's back to... (more)
The BICB rolls west in the afternoon.
The conductor (back around the bend) prepares to break the train to take a cut of hoppers to the siding in Homestead.
The CRIC turn passes through Homestead.
The westbound BICB led by GEVO 503 passes the new switches on the west end of the new five million dollar Iowa Interstate locomotive facility and yard located just west of Yocum Connection. To the... (more)
Rock Island Heritage unit 513 leads the Cedar Rapids turn through Homestead.
