The shop forces at Iowa City tend to a more modern fleet these days. Quite a change after dealing with tired (yet classic) old Geeps for several years.
#513 leads a CBBI train at Atalissa.
A short Blue Island train hurries through Downey behind Rock Island heritage unit #513.
#513, the leader on today's East train, gets a quick look over at Iowa City before being put back on the head end to continue towards Rock Island.
The crew on DM&E's B-60 local looks over an empty UP coal train overtaking them on the main at the NSS Bettendorf.
SOO power makes an appearance on former stomping grounds as a pair of SD60s lead a DM&E southbound #273 train at milepost 171.
An Iowa Interstate CBBI train slides through downtown Victor, Iowa behind Rock Island heritage unit #513.
A rare daylight coal train for Cedar Rapids comes off the Government Bridge into downtown Davenport.
Two forms of commerce meet where the IAIS former Rock Island main crosses over Interstate-280. The westbound coal load is headed for Cedar Rapids.
The Peoria-Cedar Rapids coal train comes through the Junction with a warrant good to North Star.
IAIS' Rock Island heritage unit has the point of an eastbound at Victor.
#513 brings the East train across the Iowa River into Iowa City Yard for a crew change and power swap out.
#513 gets a break between drifts as it's snow packed face leads the East train through Marengo.
CBBI cruises through Oxford with a snow packed pair of GEVOs.
IAIS #506 leads an eastbound through Davenport on the approach to the Arsenal Bridge.