The local job running lite after dropping off cars for interchange with the KCS.

Rock Island Rail GP38 #4373 leads a wind mill tower train north through Claremont, MS., bound for Vestas Transload Terminal in Clarksdale.

Rock Island Rail GP38 #4373 leads a wind mill tower train north passed some Grain Elevators at Mattson, MS., bound for Vestas Transload Terminal in Clarksdale.

Rock Island Rail GP38 #4373 leads a wind mill tower train north into Clarksdale, MS., bound for Vestas Transload Terminal about a mile ahead.

Rock Island Rail GP38 #4373 leads a wind mill tower train north through Dublin, MS., bound for Vestas Transload Terminal in Clarksdale.

Rock Island Rail GP38 #4373 leads a wind mill tower train north passed some Grain Elevators in Sumner, MS., bound for Vestas Transload Terminal in Clarksdale.

Rock Island Rail GP38 #4373 leads a wind mill tower train north through Sumner, MS., bound for Vestas Transload Terminal in Clarksdale.

Rock Island 675 has completed its weekend commuter run to Joliet from LaSalle St. Station, Chicago. Shortly the train will load city bound passengers and head back into Chicago. The introduction o... (more)

Polk St. Tower was located at the south end of Rock Island's LaSalle St. Station in downtown Chicago. It controlled the trackage coming into the stub ended station. Rock Island was handling commut... (more)

Rock Island 205 halts its eastbound freight at Joliet, short of the diamonds with ATSF & ICG at Union Station, while a westbound rolls by led by U28B 253. Joliet was the west end of Rock Island co... (more)

"Repaired Washout"

On September 29th, 2022, Rock Island Rail's Gulfport Local, with GP15-1 1106, traverses over a repaired washout area on newly acquired Gulf & Ship Island Railroad... (more)

The Bridge Was Fixed. On the morning of September 28, 2022, Rock Island Rail GP15-1 RILX 1106 (née-CNW 4411, EMD, 6/1976) headed out to the interchange with Kansas City Southern Railroad t... (more)

The Illinois Railway Museum's newly painted Rock Island GP7R #4506 leads the coach train out of the station on the museum grounds and onto IRM's mainline, seen here passing one of the museum's act... (more)

The Illinois Railway Museum's newly painted Rock Island GP7R #4506 leads the coach train back into the station on the museum grounds, passing Spaulding Tower in the process.

A Rock Island Rail Train passes through Mattson, MS., heading south to Swan Lake to interchange with Canadian National