Iowa Interstate’s Rock Island heritage unit passes the 1893-built Rock Island/ Minneapolis & St Louis Railroad's Union Depot in Grinnell, IA.

Iowa Interstate train CBBI-01 crosses the trestle over McPherson Ave and Little Mosquito Creek just before dawn, departing Council Bluffs for their eastward journey towards Chicago.

On July 4th, a family watches from their classic 1959 Ford Galaxie as Iowa Interstate's benefit steam trip operates out of Oxford, Iowa.

After a weekend of excursions in nearby Anita and Menlo, Iowa Interstate 's QJ blows through my favorite Iowa town, enroute to Newton from Council Bluffs.

CBBI heads East through Casey with the IAIS 516 "McDonalds" unit.

CBBI heads East through Anita with the IAIS 516 "McDonalds" unit.

An EMD GP38-2 awaits its next move in Atlantic, Ia.

Some Iowa Interstate Locomotive power sits resting in the yard at South Amana, IA, on an early July morning

IAIS Freight Train CBBI heads east as they pass through Anita, IA.

IAIS Freight Train CBBI heads east as they pass through Wiota, IA.

Eastbound Council Bluff to Blue Island comes around the bend at Earlham.

A set of GE and EMD power await their next move in South Amana.

Iowa Interstate (IAIS) Freight Train CBBI, heads East through Earlham, IA.

IAIS6988 deadheaded from Council Bluffs to Newton after weekend trips based out of Menlo on Saturday and Anita on Sunday. On the deadhead move the train is in Anita siding as the BICB rolls by on ... (more)

After weekend trips out of Menlo on Saturday and Anita on Sunday, IAIS6988 deadheaded from Council Bluffs back to Newton on Monday morning, crossing this viaduct over McPherson Avenue shortly afte... (more)