The conductor (back around the bend) prepares to break the train to take a cut of hoppers to the siding in Homestead.
Finally a sunny day! 504 leads the CRIC turn through Oxford, Iowa.
The eastbound Iowa road freight creeps through Rockdale during Chicago's first 2011-2012 snowfall.
The CRIC turn passes through Homestead.
SD38-2 154 leads the eastbound through West Liberty on turkey day 2011.
The Hawkeye rests at Oakmont after successfully hosting visitors during the US Women's Open golf tournament.
An extra BISI-16 (156) is tied down on the siding while the SISW passes by making its daily transfer to Rock Island.
An extra switch crew uses a pair of ES44AC's to switch the new Silvis yard.
Iowa Interstate westbound Chicago to Coucil Bluffs traini near Oxford, IA
IAIS 511 with BICB waits at the west end of Rock Island yard while IAIS 504 arrives with CBBI.
The Silvis Switcher makes it's daily transfer to Rock Island yard through downtown Moline.
On a sunny and cold, winter afternoon, IAIS 705 is in charge as it exits the Metra Yard in Joliet. The Iowa Interstate sure does look good in the snow.
Eastbound ethanol makes its way under I-80 and splits the signals at MP 35.5.
An eastbound, extra Iowa Interstate ethanol train heads east through Joliet, clearing Bridge 407 and the diamonds.
Iowa Interstate is well known for keeping their locomotives clean. 154 is no exception, as it rolls east through New Lenox, with an ethanol train.
