While visiting NRE in Silvis to inspect Eldon, IA's GP7 purchase, we were allowed to tour the entire ex-Rock Island complex with an escort and proper PPE. There were several SOO GP38's in for rebu... (more)

Iowa Interstate's westbound road freight handles 49 loaded flatcars from the Illinois National Guard. According to the Illinois National Guard Facebook page, the Guard was sending equipment and tr... (more)

An A-B-A hump set sits at the Trimmer Building on a cold, wintry December day. All three ex-BN SD40-2B units are remote control equiped and can be found in Galesburg working the yard. Also waiti... (more)

Two large cranes from Cattani out of Ladd, IL pick up QJ 7081 from its flatcar. The IAIS 717 is preparing to move the flatcar out from under the 7081 and when that is done the 7081 will be lowere... (more)

IMRL borrowed MRL's business train to show customers the railroad back in August of '98. The train took the siding to meet 2 westbounds. Scanned from a 35mm print negative.

The CRSA Special utilizing 2 Iowa Pacific E8's and 5 matching cars crosses the Rock River after departing Janesville for the return trip to Chicago over the WSOR.

QJ 7081 has just arrived from Iowa City and is parked in front of QJ 6988. The steam crew is busy cleaning out the fire box before inspecting the running gear.

The last SOO SD60M, 6061, was repainted at NRE this summer and fall and was released for service in early November.

IAIS GP38-2 718 sits on the west side of the diesel shop at South Amana.

A pair of nice Warbonnets with 60 flatcars of John Deere combines for export hold at Warner for M-of-W to clear.

Freshly repainted into CN colors, DMIR 401 leads LTEX 4912 and NS 7023 eastbound over the Rock River.

The local from Council Bluffs turns the corner and heads west for Lincoln with a rare bird, the last rebuilt SF30B on the BNSF roster. Can't beat the all blue/yellow consist either!

An eastbound 8-car engineering special passes the former Chicago & North Western depot at Clinton. The UP recently re-purchased the depot and surround land from private owners, but no plan has be... (more)

Iowa Interstate's 30th Anniversary ES44AC basks in the morning winter sunlight at CP's West Davenport Yard prior to being delivered to the IAIS later in the morning.

QJ 7081 returns to Iowa City lite engine after a successful break-in run to Homestead.