After setting out several cars for the CP, the "east train" returns to their train on the mainline with former IAIS 250 leading the way. The 250 was sent to Council Bluffs for some work and is re... (more)

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr highballs for its next stop at Galesburg with the Phase III Heritage 145 leading the way.

The "BN Barstow" waits on the Alcoa Spur Duck Creek bridge for a northbound IC&E freight before it can work its way home for Barstow, IL.

The "BN Barstow" heads west through downtown Moline on

The DPU on BNSF train U-SEMBIR just clears as Amtrak's Chicago-bound Illinois Zephyr bypasses the yard.

The NS Santa Train operated out of Decatur, IL used equipment from the Monticello Railroad Museum with WAB 1189 leading on former Wabash territory.

Iowa Interstate is back to working the Milan Branch during the daylight hours after a number of years of it being worked at night. The ex-Rock Island depot is now a coffee shop.

Father's Day 2012 saw IAIS operate 3 excursions from West Liberty to Durant to benefit both town's volunteer fire departments. IAIS 6988 is towed west behind the excursion meeting the eastbound f... (more)

A pair of veteran EMD switchers dump ballast along the former MILW mainline that now only sees a daily IAIS Cedar Rapids Turn and the occasional IAIS coal train.

NKP 765 exits the Government Bridge crossing the Mississippi River into Davenport with the Train Festival's excursion to Walcott.

Former LLPX 2809 has been nicely repainted into IAIS colors as it leads another ex-LLPX SD38-2 and a GP38-2 to Rock Island in the nice early morning light.

The loaded coal train pauses on the Government Bridge while setting out the rear 30 cars in Rock Island to reduce tonnage.

A pair of PPU repowered CAT switchers headed across the Illinois River to interchange with the Iowa Interstate.

BNSF's LNG test set and research cars are in charge of the Kansas City to Northtown manifest. The LNG set will resume cold weather testing on the northern tier this winter.

The Chicago Railroad Superintendents Association special approaches Putnam Street in Peru on an excursion from Chicago to Bureau, IL and return.