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)

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)

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

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)

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)

Iowa Interstate's popular Rock Island heritage unit, ES44AC #513, hustles past the restored former Rock Island depot in Marseilles, IL while leading CBBI for Blue Island, IL. I feel that the color... (more)

A late running CBBI finishes work in downtown Des Moines with Iowa Interstate's Rock Island painted ES44AC over a fresh layer of snow.

Iowa Interstate BICB with the Rock Island heritage locomotive leading rockets through Downtown Marseilles as it passes the old Rock Island depot.

Iowa Interstate train BICB bound for Council Bluffs crawls through Downtown Joliet across Bridge 407 with the Rock Island heritage locomotive, IAIS 513 leading. This historic lift bridge over the ... (more)

Iowa Interstates Rock Island heritage unit sits outside their shop waiting for its next assignment.

Smokey skies in Iowa from the Canadian wildfires - Double Heritage units lead the evening Eastbound Iowa Interstate train from South Amana to Chicago - Here they roll across the Cedar River in Mos... (more)