The always changing lineup of locomotives at the west end of NRE looks like this, for now.

Sitting derelict in NRE's vast collection of locomotives, what's left of former BNSF (BN) 7829 sits on a pair of shop trucks. There is not much left, just a frame, cab and a few pieces of the lon... (more)

Sitting derelict in NRE's vast collection of locomotives, what's left of former BNSF (BN) 7829 sits on a pair of shop trucks while a former Santa Fe SD45-2 and SD45 sit in similar fashion.

An empty BNSF grain train with an ultimate destination of ADM in Cedar Rapids, IA sets the rear 70 cars of its train on 2-track in Iowa Interstate's Silvis Yard, blocking the mainline in the proce... (more)

IAIS's Rock Island heritage unit sits on the former Rock Island awaiting a new crew to take it west

IAIS 502 leads it short intermodal/manifest into Silvis Yard on the IAIS.

IAIS 514 awaiting a crew to take it's train to Blue Island, IL while it sits in the morning sun.

The IAIS SISW with big power

IAIS 514 awaits its new crew to take it east to Chicago

A pair of Rock Island GE's and an EMD exit the wash rack at Silvis. Kodachrome slide processed in November 1973.

Busy times on the IAIS as two trains are meeting with the yard job on another track! CBBI with the 502 pulls into the yard as BICB with the 150 awaits its turn to leave.

A freight with a trio of E's about to depart the yard at Silvis, IL

Sitting on a BNSF flatcar on the east side of the former Rock Island shop, the Eldon (IA) Depot Museum's re-incarnated Rock Island GP7 1275 received some last minute work to lower the exhaust stac... (more)