A pair of good looking (but smoking) SD-38-2's crest the hill at the west end of the South Amana yard with a empty west bound grain train.

The Iowa Interstate business train departs west over the Mississippi River.

Big thanks goes to the IAIS crew for stopping the engine on top of the bridge to get this over under shot with a UP train leaving IHB's Riverdale yard.

A pair of GP38s head for Rock Island Yard after picking up a string of empty grain hoppers in Moline.

A westbound manifest consisting of mainly empties for the CRANDIC pauses briefly at Davenport before departing.

Rock Island 513 reflected on the rail during the photo stop at West Liberty, Iowa. This is the former Rock Island main line, now operated by Iowa Interstate.

6988 leads the NRHS convention excursion past the Ex-Rock Island depot.

The NRHS Excursion from Cedar Rapids to Rock Island and back is on the return leg passing the old Rock Island depot in Iowa City.

The NRHS Excursion from Cedar Rapids to Rock Island and back is being pulled backwards by IAIS 513 over the Iowa River. At Rock Island, the train will return with IAIS 6988.

Fire department fundraiser trips were operated between West Liberty and Durant, Iowa on June 17. IAIS 2-10-2 6988 was on the east end, and GP38-2 711 was on the west end. Here's the final train ... (more)

The Boone Time Machine... Charles City Western car No. 50 (built in 1915) passes the former Fort Dodge Line freight station in downtown Boone, Iowa. Electric traction was popular in Iowa up th... (more)

IAIS 504 leads a freight train at Oxford, Iowa on the former Rock Island main line.

On June 19th, the NRHS ran a special train from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Rock Island, Illinois and return as part of the 2012 NRHS convention. Between Homestead and Rock Island, steam power pulled t... (more)

The 6988 departs Iowa City with the NRHS special for Cedar Rapids.

The Iowa Interstate steam locomotive 6988 pulls across the Iowa River bridge in Iowa City. The 6988 escorted the RRDX passenger cars to West Liberty for excursions the next day to raise money for ... (more)