A IAIS geep leads BICB west through New Lenox.

IAIS 511 and 506 team up on the nightly BICB, seen here going west by Mokena Front Street with a pumpkin displayed in the shot. Another somewhat notable thing about this scene is that the train is... (more)

IAIS 711 and 513 lead the BICB freight on a nice cool night. This was the first GP38 leader on one of the road freights since July 3rd, and that time the GP38 leading didn't have PTC. PTC was the... (more)

The IAIS took delivery of 3 new ES44AC's from GE, #517-519. These new units pushed the SD38's the IAIS had left on their roster into storage. The 150's were slowly stored at the end of February 20... (more)

QJ 6988 crosses the UP diamonds on the return trip to Newton.

Henry Posner III waves as he gets ready to engineer the QJ back to Newton after a July 4th fire department fundraiser at Oxford.

The first CBBI of October roars as it climbs up Mokena Hill, with the usual pair of GEVOs for power. With the SD38-2s going into storage, and only about 5 known GP38s having PTC, and the COVID-19 ... (more)

IAIS 6988 "The Iowa Bolt" charges out of Oxford with the first excursion run of the day benefiting the Oxford Volunteer Fire Department.

SASI with the 509, 519, and the 705 cross the Iowa River

A single ES44AC pulls Iowa Interstate's PESI through the downtown Peoria warehouse district. The train is long, but mostly consists of potash empties, amounting to only about 2000 tons.

"Last Stand of the GP38's" The first Iowa Interstate ES44AC's had already arrived on property when my Dad & I caught train RINSU running into Chicago over the jointed rail of CSX's New ... (more)

The talk on the block was once the Iowa Interstate got their 3 new GEVO's on property the 4 SD38's were going to be stored. That is what ended up happening in late February 2020. Back in mid-Febru... (more)

One of three new Iowa Interstate's GEvos leads BICB with GATX 2210 and WAMX 4189. GATX 2210 has been in service with Chicago Rail Link for a few years, and is going to Silvis along with WAMX 4189,... (more)