Always nice to see standard cab unit leading road freights.

The Iowa's new 30th anniversary unit sits in Burr Oak yard waiting for a crew to take BICB west. 3rd out is the Rock Island heritage unit.

IAIS 516 roll's past the old Rock Island depot just after the midnight hour!!!!

A new IAIS GE heads BICB west thru the Quad cities on a beautiful but frigid February day.

IAIS 510 lead's the IAIS Blue Island, IL to Council Bluff's, IA manifest westbound through Seneca, IL.

The Blue Island, IL, to Council luffs, IA, west train has pulled into the siding at North Star to meet a South Amana to Silvis eastbound. North Star siding is located between Wilton and Moscow. Th... (more)

The Iowa Interstate's West Train make good out of the 40 mph track west of Davenport. Here the engineer pours on the coals to these old girls to keep the 94 car train clipping along. Today's train... (more)

Iowa Interstate GEVO 500, along with a pair of GP 38-2's, lead a Council Bluffs-bound freight through the heart oof Davenport on this former Rock Island main line.

Iowa 507 leads the BICB west past the John Deere pavilion in Moline.

An early running Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight rolls past UD Tower in Joliet. This train ran early to relieve congestion at Burr Oak Yard in Blue Island.

Westbound Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight passes by the Tinley Park Metra depot running long hood forward tonight.

Westbound Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight passes the New Lenox Metra depot at its normal 2045hrs appearance.

The Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight passes the old Rock Island depot at La Salle - Peru.

Big thanks goes to the IAIS crew for stopping the engine on top of the bridge to get this over under shot with a UP train leaving IHB's Riverdale yard.

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 en route. Here they begin to slow down for the work a... (more)