This was taken 4 days after it was all over.

This was a "Strike" train. A strike was called by the clerks union and the railroad ran limited amount of trains. This empty grain train was heading back out to Iowa for loading. it was unusual... (more)

Amtrak's X2000 demo train from Sweden ran with diesel power on its tour around the Midwest.

Young ladies on bicycles await this unique ALCO product to clear the Vermont Street crossing in Blue Island IL. The Rocks 10 C415's were assigned to the Chicago Terminal Division during their ent... (more)

Taken out of Joliet UD Tower

Over the years fans have shot this classic pose of Rock Island trains crossing the Santa Fe and GM&O diamonds at Joliet. 30 years after the Rock ceased operations IAIS 513 fondly brings back the ... (more)

These units were never meant to leads trains on the Santa Fe, but as a rare accurance it happen to be leading this train. Lucky for me.

Muscatine was one of the busiest stations on the Rock Island. It was common to bill out over 120 cars a day during this time. It was a joint agency with the Milwaukee Road who had trackage right... (more)

This would be one of my bittersweet shots of eleven Fairbanks-Morse H12-44 switchers headed to Pielot Bros. Scrap in McCook Illinois. Now recently in 2009 one has been donated to the Illinois Rai... (more)

BORE (B&O Rock East) with 250 cars rolls up to the 191st St. crossing. Trains this size on the New Rock Sub were normal during this period as were the GP15T's.

This location is much different today. CSX operates on this railroad and Iowa Interstate runs through here on trackage rights. The double track main is now single track and that signal still sta... (more)