The Conrail heritage unit along with two BNSF GE's lay over in the Iowa Interstate yard at South Amana, Iowa after delivering a coal train to ADM in Cedar Rapids.
The Cedar Rapids to South Amana Job pulls hard upgrade to the Iowa City Sub at Yocum Connection. This job has 80 cars and the 514 shoving on the rear end in DP. This job will pull by the switch on... (more)
A new GEVO prime mover and it's alternator sit waiting to be installed in 501.
Old and new (brand new 516, left) power fills the South Amana Yard on the 1st day of March
516 heads east with it's first tonnage in tow.
516 along with heritage engine 513 idle on the fuel track at South Amana. This will be the first revenue run for the bright and bold 516.
156 sits in the shop at South Amana. Taken with permission.
In the age of "big" GE and EMD power the old reliable GP's and SD's still pull their weight.
Falling snow makes red beams of light from the west wye switch at Yocum Connection.
The Wabash heritage unit visits Iowa. After taking a coal train to Cedar Rapids, 1070 comes back to the IAIS yard at South Amana
A trio of GEVO's get ready to head east.
Yard crews blow out switches as 503 waits in the background to leave for Cedar Rapids.
Willkommen. QJ 7081 takes off from South Amana after getting permission to proceed east to Iowa City.
Signs. QJ 7081 sits still for a minute while they get their track warrant into Iowa City.
An aerial view of the new Iowa Interstate Dennis Miller Locomotive Maintenance Works at South Amana, Iowa.