The two Chinese 2-10-2's are currently stored in Rock Island. Here they sit with IAIS GP38-2 704 by the yard office.

MILW 261 and train are on the Chicago Union Station to Rock Island, IL leg of the Grand Excursion 2004.

IAIS 701 brings up the rear of the Train Festival's twice daily round-trip excursion to Walcott. NKP 765 pulled the train west to Walcott and the 701 was used to pull the train back to Rock Islan... (more)

A CC wedge plow was added to the point of 337 for the trip east into Chicago.

IAIS 6988 deadheads east along US 6 east of Atkinson to turn at Bureau in preperation for participation in Geneseo, IL's "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" Festival the following day.

A trimmer job hangs out in the clear while hostlers move the inbound locomotives from the M-NEWGAL (NS 8099) and outbound M-GALLAW (BNSF 1095) at the Prospect Street crossovers as viewed from the ... (more)

The conductor on a late running BICB-03 (IAIS 501) walks up to the next switch so the train can pull into the yard at Silvis while CBBI-03 (IAIS 504) pulls down the mainline in a light snow.

The PRR and PC heritage units arrive at Galesburg yard.

A very early "BN Clinton" makes the return trip to Barstow by crossing the Mississippi River on the Crescent Bridge into Rock Island, IL. Iowa Interstate's Milan Branch is below the BNS... (more)

Chartered equipment from the "Friends of 261" and Amtrak passes through downtown Moline on its way home to St. Paul, MN.

IAIS 513 leads the daily westbound freight through downtown Moline.

Respondek's Illinois Terminal inspired Illini Terminal SD40-2 2301 sits at America's Central Port in Granite City.

IC&E's mainline through Davenport sits about 20 feet underwater at its lowest point under the Government Bridge. As a result, the ICEE is detouring some Nahant traffic over to the BNSF from Savan... (more)

CBBI-17 with 507 and 150 has pulled up to a stop at Silvis while the SISW and future SIPE power sits on the RIP tracks. Locomotives in NRE's deadlines round out the background. As seem from the IL... (more)

The Illinois Railway Museum train consisting of CB&Q 9911A, CNW 411, CB&Q 9255 and the CB&Q Nebraska Zephyr deadheads home over the Canadian Pacific after a successful visit to Train Festival 2011... (more)