IAIS 513, the Rock Island heritage unit, leads SIBI East through Joliet

IAIS 513, the Rock Island heritage ES44AC and a regular IAIS ES44AC scream up the hill past Marley Road on a July summer morning.

Just after Amtrak 300 rolls north over the diamonds, the morning eastbound Iowa Interstate freight, IAIS SIBI (Silvis, IL - Blue Island, IL) heads east past UD tower in Downtown Joliet. Leading th... (more)

IAIS 513, the Rock Island heritage unit, leads SIBI East past the Metra depot at Tinley Park 80th Avenue.

SIBI cruises east through Tinley Park about to head under Interstate 80 with the Rock Island Heritage unit leading another IAIS ES44AC.

SIBI screams up the hill past Briggs Street with the Rock Island Heritage unit leading another IAIS ES44AC.

What would be my final shot of an Iowa SD38-2, #150 leads a tardy SIBI through Tinley Park.

IAIS 150 East leads a very late SIBI by the nicely restored depot at Seneca.

Clear of Bridge 407 and the diamonds at UD Tower, three Iowa EMD's are giving it all they got as they lug the eastbound SIBI out of Joliet on the old Rock Island.

The Rock Island heritage unit holds at Rockdale, waiting for a window from Metra.

Iowa 151, 516 and 711 smoke it up as they thunder up Mokena Hill.

The McGEVO leads SIBI east through Joliet.

Iowa 151 leads SIBI up the crest of the hill just east of downtown Mokena, smoking up a storm.

The Rock Island heritage unit leads SIBI east under original Rock Island searchlights at Robbins.

An eastbound extra SIBI makes its way down the old Rock Island, about to pass under La Grange Road in Mokena.