IAIS 509 leads its train east through Wilton Iowa.
Whenever Rock Island heritage GEVO 513 is around and the sun is shining, you can bet there will be a few railfans around to get a picture of er!
The sun has finally come out after several days of clouds and rain. A railfan takes advantage of the blue sky to take a perch on the trunk of his car to get a shot of Rock Island heritage GEVO.
Rock Island heritage unit #513 pays homage to the RI depot at Wilton while leading a short "East" train towards the Quad Cities.
Having just met counterpart BICB at Northstar siding, IAIS #513 leads the East train past Gerdau Ameristeel's mini-mill at Wilton.
CBBI powers past the Wilton depot and trainorder stand.
A nice trio of ES44ACs pass the restored depot at Wilton.
Through the fog. Iowa Interstate's doubleheaded 2-10-2s emerge from the fog and blast past the former Rock Island station in Wilton with a manifest freight. The Chinese imports were on thei... (more)
The early morning fog is thick as ever, obscuring the entire depot scene at Wilton, IA. The two steamers aren't helping with clarity as they steam through. Diesels just cannot do this!
IAIS 715 heads west with IAIS business car "Hawkeye" on an inspection trip from Blue Island to Council Bluffs.
An IAIS westbound business extra pauses at Wilton for a boxed lunch.
An eastbound coal train crawls through the Northstar siding as Gerdau Ameristeel's Wilton, Iowa "Mini Mill' hums in the background.
The empty coal train makes its way back to Peoria, IL as it passes the nicely restored Rock Island depot at Wilton.
