Iowa Interstate's Rock Island Switcher pulls 8 loads of military equipment from the Rock Island Arsenal railhead. According to the Illinois National Guard Facebook page, the Guard was sending equi... (more)
Following the IAIS Board of Directors meeting, a business train takes the executives back to South Amana. The train is crossing the Mississippi River on the Government Bridge.
Following the IAIS Board of Directors meeting, a business train takes the executives back to South Amana. The train is pulling up to The Q, the future depot when train service to Moline starts.
The "Bureau Rocket" crew builds their train, before heading to Utica.
The Blue Island, IL, to Council luffs, IA, west train has pulled into the siding at North Star to meet a South Amana to Silvis eastbound. North Star siding is located between Wilton and Moscow. Th... (more)
The Iowa Interstate's West Train make good out of the 40 mph track west of Davenport. Here the engineer pours on the coals to these old girls to keep the 94 car train clipping along. Today's train... (more)
Running light to Atlantic,Iowa.
Southbound Peoria Rocket under way from Bureau as it passes under the wooden trestle at County Road 340E.
703 East switches out a cut of cars on the west leg of the wye at Bureau.
An eastbound Iowa coal train to the NS at Peoria makes its way through Moline under the cover of darkness.
An ICCRX gets it power from a pair of EMD's, GP38-2 703 and SD38-2 154.
703 takes the switch on the east leg of the wye at Yocum Connection heading for Cedar Rapids.
After waiting for an hour to get a permit from the CRANDIC to enter their 900 Yard, GP38-2 703 along with SD38-2 154 finally start moving just as the sun drops below the horizon.