Iowa Interstate's Rock Island heritage "comes home" to the ex-Rock Island shop at Silvis, IL. What was once the running-repair building is now home to NRE's wheel truing lathe. The Iow... (more)

A pair of Geeps surround heritage GEVO 516 at twilight outside the engine house at South Amana.

Iowa Interstate's CBBI works the east end of Silvis Yard with both specially painted ES44AC's in the consist. The tail end of BICB's train is seen blocking RP.net contributor Tom Farence's view o... (more)

I set out to do some night shooting knowing that both Iowa Interstate train's had good power leading. This one here had the IAIS 516 leading but while heading across the Blue Island sub a tree jum... (more)

Always nice to see standard cab unit leading road freights.

IAIS 500 leads NS 2578 on a unit coal train heading for the ADM in SW Cedar Rapids.

516 leads the east bound past an iconic grain handling system much like ones that built corn belt railroads.

In the red. The red light from the interior of GEVO 516 makes for an eerie glow in the fading light of the day

The clouds continue to stick around central Illinois as two matched IAIS GP38-2's bring down a 24-car Bureau JCT to Peoria road freight (BUSW-21) through the small community of Rome, IL on a drear... (more)

Over the government bridge...

Iowa Interstate ES44AC is a lone GE amid a sea of GP38-2s in the road's yard in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on May 14th, 2013. Photographed on railroad property with permission and full PPE.

Iowa 501 leads a extra eastbound SIBI through Tinley Park.

Iowa Interstate's 30th Anniversary unit is in charge of the combined CBBI and CRPE through downtown Moline with a nice mix of IAIS and NS power.

Iowa Interstate's 30th Anniversary unit is in charge of the west train through downtown Moline.