Iowa 718 awaits a recrew at Rockdale Yard, before heading east to Joliet and gaining access to Metra trackage.

Iowa Pacific's westbound special slowly makes its way through Rockdale.

A extra eastbound Iowa holds up in Rockdale with a long hood forward geep leading.

Iowa SD38-2 157 holds in Rockdale with a extra eastbound SIBI.

A trio of GP15T's (rather than the usual pair) go about the day's work as Q556 waits for a recrew on the main.

A pair of GP15T's wait out the weekend in Rockdale. Come Monday, these two will be fired up for the day's work.

Q556 idles the morning away at Rockdale, with a nice standard cab lash-up.

Iowa 504, 152 and 151 head east through Rockdale, advancing up to Bridge 407 to await the 10:24 Metra's departure out of Joliet.

Another late Q556 sits without a crew at Rockdale with a nice pair of standard cabs leading.

IC&E SD40-2 6457 hold in Rockdale with Q556.

Q557 heads west under Larkin Avenue in Rockdale with an AC4400CW and an SD40-2.

CSX 1542 comes into the yard on a fogy afternoon

Two former C&O now CSXT locomotives sit tied down for the weekend, the 1500 and the 1518, these 4-axle turbocharged GP15Ts were built between 1982 and 1983 with Dynamic braking, The Chessie System... (more)

Iowa SD38-2 151 holds at Rockdale with CBBI next to a crewless Q556 with a IC&E unit on the point.

Iowa 151 and 506 bask in the morning sunlight at Rockdale.