With the arrival of the new GEVO's last year, line ups of all EMD power are becoming rare on the IAIS. On this day, three GP38-2's head a southbound extra out of Cedar Rapids on the CRANDIC's Aman... (more)

With the track detector and "no defects" two miles behind, UP 7678 leads a container train out of the Cedar River valley and upgrade towards Mt. Vernon.

Running long hood forward, GP38-2 700 and GEVO 507 hustle a short BICB past the cattle feed lot near the Oxford Sale Barn

With the setting sun behind them, the crew of SD70M 4026 heads east and into the darkness.

With just a hint of fall colors in the trees, SD40-2 6700 in orange and green and 603 in Warbonnets leads a Chicago bound auto rack train along the Mississippi River North od Savanna, Illinois.

Iowa Interstate GP38-2 708 takes the point followed by a pair of GEVO's as they head west on the BICB east of Atalissa, Iowa.

CRANDIC SW1500 130 and slug 124 back on the Centro Plastic siding switching several hoppers.

GE C44/60AC brings up the rear in DPU on a westbound container train on a bright late winter day.

GEVO 507 trailed by GP38-2 718 head the Peoria bound empty coal train with a brilliant blue sky and bright sun gracing the countryside.

GE AC4400CW 5676 works in DPU on an eastbound coal train as it approaches Lockridge, Iowa and on to Mt. Pleasant and then Burlington, Iowa.

EMD SD70MAC 9765 along with another EMD struggles eastbound up grade from Ottumwa, Iowa and the Des Moines River Valley with a load of coal.

ES44AC 5748 leads six unit (4 GE's and 2 EMD's) approaching the ISU (Iowa Southern Utility) power plant switch and derail frog west of Chillicothe, Iowa. GE 5676 to the right is in DPU pushing an ... (more)

A color consist with NS 8931 up front followed by BNSF 5526 and Kansas City Southern 4125 pass East Burke siding with a Chicago bound ethonal train.

A pair of nearly new ES44DC's are in charge of a Chicago bound container North of Savanna, Illinois on the last day of January 2009

Iowa Interstate GEVO 504 makes a brief stop at Hawkeye siding to pick up three empty CN hoppers that were filled with road salt for Iowa City before heading into the Iowa City Yard.