Iowa Interstate's nightly Chicago-bound freight, CBBI, rushes through with ES44ACs 503 and 514 in charge.

IAIS ES44AC 503 leads BICB West past a old Rock Island signal in Davenport.

Coming from Cedar Rapids with ethanol this train will take the east leg of the wye at South Amana, drop the SD38 helper and proceed east. Quite a grade on this ex-MILW? line. I wonder why they p... (more)

Iowa Interstate ES44AC 503 brings up the rear DPU of a late running CBBI as it rolls across US Route 6 and heads into Newton, Iowa, which is typically where this train would get its crew. A hotbox... (more)

A pair of IAIS Gevos lead the morning freight through the Iowa countryside just a few minutes ahead of the QJ deadhead move.

Iowa Interstate's flagship Council Bluffs - Blue Island road train rips into Sheffield, Il on a hazy, humid summer night. One of the railroad's Gevos is followed by two geeps - which really helped... (more)

An extra Iowa Interstate job from the CRANDIC interchange in Cedar Rapids departs Fairfax with manifest and empty coal buckets bound for the BNSF in Council Bluffs.

The first CBBI of October roars as it climbs up Mokena Hill, with the usual pair of GEVOs for power. With the SD38-2s going into storage, and only about 5 known GP38s having PTC, and the COVID-19 ... (more)

Blue Island to Council Bluffs re-crews at Tiskilwa

To The Memory of our Brave Soldiers of Arispie Township Bureau Co. Illinois who died in the service of this Country. Sleep Noble Sons Thy Memory We Cherish. 24 names inscribed. Memorial ... (more)

The Rock Island heritage unit is second out as a westbound IAIS freight departs Des Moines.

Iowa Interstate's daily BICB is combined with empty NS grain train NSPEDM-04 through downtown Moline. NS 8102 is 5th of 5 and will eventually lead the loaded train back to Peoria from Des Moines.

Over the government bridge...

A pair of IAIS ES44s lead CBBI east over the Government Bridge.

Going down the middle of brick lined 5th St., the IAIS 503 heads West.