IAIS ES44AC 513, the Rock Island heritage unit, leads CBBI East through Davenport.

IAIS 702 and 513 snaking out of the Illinois River valley on an August morning with their train for Blue Island.

SIBI crossing over the diamond at Joliet UD where the Iowa / CSX cross the BNSF Chillicothe Sub and the UP/CN Joliet Sub.

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island heritage locomotive runs along side the former Rock Island Peoria passenger station which was opened in 1900 and served passengers until 1967. This is the former des... (more)

IAIS 152 leading a PESI into the setting sun.

IAIS 152 & 502 leading a 90 car train Westward through Tiskilwa for Silvis. These guys were doing track speed through here and it was a sight to see and hear!

It was always a highlight when Iowa Interstate's high nose GP7 led a train into town, shown here passing the rack houses of the form Hiram Walker (then ADM) plant.

Led by an ES44AC and two GP38-2's, the Iowa Interstate's CBBI approaches Marengo, Iowa as they head east over the Newton Subdivision. The train is crossing over Big Bear Creek on an 1901 built tru... (more)

The Grimes local with a single unit has just gone on duty, rocks its way side to side over old stick rail as it passes under a berry filled crab apple tree amid impending rain. It will travel eas... (more)

An extra South Amana switcher had the chore yesterday of pulling coal empties from the CIC at Cedar Rapids. They used the 513 and went light to Cedar Rapids from South Amana to pull them in the la... (more)

The westbound Blue Island to Council bluffs freight train rolls thru Malcom on the Newton Sub. The 73 car train is working west towards Newton from South Amana.

An extra South Amana switcher had the chore yesterday of pulling coal empties from the CIC at Cedar Rapids. They used the 513 and went light to Cedar Rapids from South Amana to pull them in the la... (more)

An extra South Amana switcher had the chore yesterday of pulling coal empties from the CIC at Cedar Rapids. They used the 513 and went light to Cedar Rapids from South Amana to pull them in the la... (more)

Two Iowa Interstate Geeps for the Grimes Branch are parked for the overnight underneath a starlit sky.

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island-inspired ES44AC #516 is assigned to road freight BICR this evening, seen here passing over an American flag mural on a retaining wall next to the Riverfront Bar & Gri... (more)