Two classic units sit in Iowa Interstate's Silvis Yard. SOO SD60M 6061 is now currently at NRE at Silvis for repaints (7-14-17)

Rebuilt from SOO 6033, CP's new SD60-3 class engine 6300 sits at the west end of NRE ready to be picked up. NRE upgraded the electronics, traction motors, and gave it a new paint job.

Brand new and awaiting delivery, CIC 204 & 203 sit outside IAIS's Silvis car shops.

DM&E 6072 sits in NRE's massive Silvis shops' yard along with the many other locomotives NRE owns.

BNSF 3987 leads an entire unit train of short ADM tank cars from Rock Island to Barstow (then south somewhere beyond Galesburg).

A 3 way meet on the Iowa Interstate. IAIS 502 brings CBBI into the west end of Silvis yard while IAIS 150 awaits a crew to take BICB west towards Council Bluffs, IA. Meanwhile NS 2532 switches out... (more)

CNW 846 sure has seen better days. For years the 846's cab has sat on this locomotive body along with the cab of Midsouth 7010, tucked in the back of NRE's yard, but during the past few days NRE d... (more)

CNW 846 has seen better days, along with neighboring cab Midsouth 7010. For years these cabs have sat on this locomotive body tucked in the back of NRE's yard, but in the past few days NRE decided... (more)

Lots of different power sitting in NRE...

On the last day of 2016, IAIS 516 and a GP38 move at a steady 10mph down the old Rock Island mainline.

IAIS 502 & 505 bring CBBI into Silvis Yard on a bright August morning.

IAIS 512 sits on the main with BICB while IAIS 506 brings CBBI into Silvis Yard during the first snow storm of the season. Once stopped in the yard, CBBI's crew will depart Silvis on BICB.

Merger photo

Locomotives as far as the eye can see at NRE.

A six unit consist appears to be headed towards a train in the departure yard at Silvis, IL.