Iowa Interstates newest GEVO 515 leads the east bound through Homestead, Iowa

The Bureau Rocket scoots westbound at Green River with cars for Silvis Yard. The EMD duo will have cars for back haul upon dropping this train, likely Peoria manifest.

After arriving into IAIS's newer facility, this train will be waiting until a crew can take it further east.

Iowa SD38-2 157 holds in Rockdale with a extra eastbound SIBI.

In the age of "big" GE and EMD power the old reliable GP's and SD's still pull their weight.

Just released from the shops, IAIS 515 and IAIS 514 sit awaiting pickup by the KCS for transfer to CP and delivery to IAIS. The 3rd GEVO in the order will be in a Rock Island scheme.

An extra Silvis switcher uses a GP38-2, SD38-2, slug and GP38-2 to switch the west end of Rock Island yard while a BNSF crew air tests an outbound feed train for Texas.

IAIS 510 lead's the IAIS Blue Island, IL to Council Bluff's, IA manifest westbound through Seneca, IL.

IAIS 151 leads an excursion train down the old Rock Island and underneath BNSF's Chillicothe Subdivision in Chillicothe, IL.

IAIS 6988 & 7081 backup under 24th street, along the Moline Great River Trail. After double heading a 6000 ton freight to Rock Island, the pair were split up for excursions to Silvis, IL and Walco... (more)

Iowa Interstate 511 and 508 slowly cross the ex-Rock Island bridge over the Iowa River as they approach the yard in Iowa City.

Iowa SD38-2 151 sits at Chillicothe with the excursion train.

The "East Train" passes two "new" Iowa Northern (ex-Santa Fe) slugs delivered earlier by the Canadian Pacific to the Iowa Interstate at Rock Island yard. The CP brought the sl... (more)

Going down the middle of brick lined 5th St., the IAIS 503 heads West.

The Eastbound Council Bluffs to Blue Island train has just departed the new yard at Amana and heads East towards Iowa City.