RP.net's own Tom Farence gets the shot of CN 1501 inspecting the IAIS mainline through the Quad Cities on its way from Council Bluffs, IA to Peoria, IL.
Was driving through Rock Island, IL back in 2011 and came across this guy in BNSF's lower yard. It's amazing what you can still find out and about. Of course, helps to arrive during "Train Festi... (more)
Canadian Pacific's B73 "Nitrin Job" creeps down the IAIS mainline into Rock Island yard after crossing the Mississippi River on its way to Nitrin.
This matched pair seems to have been together for a while. Here they drag four cars from Moline into Rock Island, passing the Quad Cities Industrial Center in the back ground.
The Iowa Interstate Council Bluffs to Blue Island train is dropping off a car in Rock island before proceeding east.
A locomotive consist on the Rock Island could muster takes a westbound freight across Terminal Junction at the west end of Rock Island's Rock Island yard. The RI mainline crossed the BN and DRI m... (more)
Nitrin job passes thru 44th street with some nice blue & yellow power! It was nice to FINALLY see something than those ugly GP9s on this train for once!
BNSF's Clinton local comes into the east side of Iowa Interstate's Rock Island yard, led by an 8600-series GE still looking nice in H1 dress.
B73 crosses the Government Bridge headed east through Rock Island to interchange with IAIS. The GP9's, built in 1954, still earn their keep working locals in the Quad Cities but could be near the... (more)
A pair of GP38s head for Rock Island Yard after picking up a string of empty grain hoppers in Moline.
Nitrin job heads back to Nahant with 2 busted down GP9's and a NREX SD40-2 for power.