IAIS 700 & 516 charging their train for Blue Island up the hill in Mokena.

SIBI charging up and through New Lenox with SIBI on an early Wednesday morning.

IAIS 700 and 516 bringing SIBI across the diamond at Joliet.

The locomotives sound great as two SD38's pull an empty potash train (bound for CPKC at Davenport) through Peoria's riverfront district.

Iowa Interstate Silvis switch crew works with M-of-W to operate the railroad's Jordan Spreader to clean ditches in the Silvis yard limits.

IAIS 513 leading SIBI East towards Blue Island as they duck under the former Wabash.

Solo IAIS 513 leading an eastbound train from Silvis towards Blue Island out of the river valley in Joliet.

IAIS 513 leading SIBI solo across Bridge 407 which crosses over the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois. Lift Bridge, Bridge 407, was built back in 1932 to replace an older trestle bridge that w... (more)

IAIS 513 bringing SIBI under the former Joliet Junction and EJ&E bridge in Rockdale.

IAIS freight train from Silvis, Illinois, to Blue Island, making its way through Seneca in some of the very first sunrays of the day. Getting the Iowa out on the CSX in daylight is always a treat ... (more)

SIBI climbing out of New Lenox on an early Saturday morning across Metra trackage. The trailing GP38-2 put on a show climbing out of Joliet and New Lenox. It was a great sound & sight as they thre... (more)

IAIS 506 & 708 charging out of the river valley in Joliet as they head East with their train from Silvis for Blue Island. Even though the GP38 was trailing, it was a much-welcome sight as it put o... (more)

IAIS 506 & 708 pull SIBI into Rockdale as they creep through the yard passing by caboose C&O 903282. This about 50 year old caboose was painted in red C&O paint and was their “Make This Year a S... (more)

Unique Bridge. An IAIS manifest crosses the Government Bridge on its way to the Rock Island yard. The Government Bridge is unique in that the train crosses above the automobiles and trucks... (more)

In the early 2000s, the IAIS was one cool railroad. It was a far cry from what it has become today. Back then, geeps and Alcos moved traffic across Iowa and Illinois for this small-time operation.... (more)