The westbound Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight arrives South Amana as is passes the wye connection for the Cedar Rapids Sub.

After making a brief stop at Brooklyn, Iowa 6988 east is seen departing for South Amana.

Iowa 6988 East rolls through Poweshiek County between Grinnell and Malcom with a short train for South Amana.

Iowa 6988 heads east through Kellogg with a short train for South Amana on a beautiful Autumn morning.

A small group of people gather at Newton as the 6988 departs for South Amana.

IAIS 153, NS 6989, & 9903 lead an empty coal train from ADM in Cedar Rapids, also known as CRPE, eastbound in the Lucas area of Iowa City. This ended up being one of, if not the last NS run throug... (more)

The Rock under The Rock. Iowa 513 slowly makes its shove move to Blue Island Yard, passing through Blue Island Junction.

The Rock Island heritage unit begins its shove move to IHB's Blue Island Yard as it crosses the Cal Sag Channel at Blue Island Junction. The interlocking tower is no longer manner but is still use... (more)

In charge of tonnage for IHB's Blue Island Yard, the Rock Island heritage unit and an NS SD70ACe shove across the Little Calumet River in Dixmoor, IL.

In the middle of summer, with moments of sunlight left, one of the few IAIS GPs with PTC leads the daily BICB through Tinley Park.

Both of IAIS's Chinese QJ's are heading back to Newton after a weekend of flood relief special runs.

Continuing its shove move into IHB's Blue Island Yard, IAIS train BIIHB clears up the diamond at CP Harvey. The single track main in the foreground is the CSX Chicago Heights Subdivision. BIIHB is... (more)

After receiving the signal at CP 154 (also known as CP Francisco), Iowa Interstate train BIIHB begins its shove move to IHB's Blue Island Yard. GP38-2 701 leads the way, followed by a GEVO. GEVO's... (more)

BICB heads west through New Lenox for Council Bluffs with the usual solo gevo up front, in the last minutes of sunlight.

IAIS 152 & a Gevo leading their train from the TZPR in Peoria in the setting sun. This was my first of three chases I’d end up doing of the SD38s before they go put back into storage.