This was taken 4 days after it was all over.
Muscatine was one of the busiest stations on the Rock Island. It was common to bill out over 120 cars a day during this time. It was a joint agency with the Milwaukee Road who had trackage right... (more)
This westbound is climbing out of the Illinois River valley from Bureau Jct to Sheffield IL. Train is about to duck under the BN Mendota sub mainline.
After the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) took over the Rocks commuter service things got a little more interesting during the transitional period from old to new equipment as shown on thi... (more)
Amtrak's X2000 demo train from Sweden ran with diesel power on its tour around the Midwest.
7 GE U boats power this westbound train for Silvis IL.
Train 6 the Quad City Rocket has arrived from Rock Island IL. Passengers wishing to get off at one of the suburban stations would get off of #6 and get on the surburban train to complete their tr... (more)
