Iowa Interstate GP38-2 was built by EMD in August 1972 as Penn Central 8020. With the formation of Conrail in 1976, this diesel became CR 8020. It was later sold back to EMD, which placed it in ... (more)

An EMD GP38-2 awaits its next move in Atlantic, Ia.

IAIS 718 passes through Sparland Illinois giving friendly horn as it passes the photo lines.

IAIS 718 pulls its excursion train back to Chillicothe, IL with 6988 in tow before a long line of storms rolls through.

IAIS 715 brings up the rear of an excursion train in Sparland.

Iowa Interstate's overnight Rock Island Road Switcher pulls extra duty and makes a run down the Milan Branch after sunrise passing the former Rock Island & Peoria depot at Milan.

IAIS GP38-2 718 sits on the west side of the diesel shop at South Amana.

A pair of IAIS GP38-2s sandwich an ES44AC at "Missouri Division Junction" in Davenport. This was Rock Island's junction between the mainlines to Kansas City and Omaha. The IAIS is on t... (more)

IAIS 718 backs over the Cal Sag Channel at Blue Island Junction.

Iowa 718 awaits a recrew at Rockdale Yard, before heading east to Joliet and gaining access to Metra trackage.

A extra eastbound Iowa holds up in Rockdale with a long hood forward geep leading.

IAIS GP38-2 718 leads the 701 downhill towards Swanson Blvd. They picked up one car at Beisser Lumber.

That road sign could almost apply to the Iowa Interstate except it isn't non-stop. 718 leads the CBBI through Coralville on the first sunny day in a week.

Iowa Interstate 718 and Gevos 506 and 507, lead the westbound out of Iowa City to Newton.

With the temperature well below zero, the IAIS is operating under a 30 mph cold weather speed restriction, the BICB leaves Iowa City with 718 and a pair of GEVO's. At Homestead, the crew will set ... (more)