The Golden State Ltd. is on borrowed time but looking sharp as it turns into downtown Davenport off the Golden State main, approaching Rockingham Rd. John was in Davenport for a 3-week training a... (more)

The crew of the West Dav switch peer into the future through John's camera as they cross Rockingham Road on Davenport's industrial west side. The tracks behind are known to railroaders as the "Go... (more)

An IAIS business train being pulled by the Rock Island heritage came around a corner and struck this Canadian Pacific hi-rail truck trying to get off the tracks at the Fairmount Street crossing. ... (more)

Iowa Interstate 507 pulls the hill leaving Davenport with a loaded coal train...

DME and ICE power takes a rest at the former ICE roundhouse in Davenport Iowa on a very cold winter evening.

The CBBI runs down the center of 5th street on a summer morning.

After leaving Nahant yard this CP "feeder" train from the KCS looks very much like the IC&E trains that used to ply this line as it ducks under the Government Bridge. The solid train of grain car... (more)

Heading through the Quads to Nahant yard this CP train ducks under the Government Bridge.

Due to high water from the flooding Mississippi River, the Canadian Pacific decided not to detour but instead push/pull trains through the high water. Although the water here is over the rail, it... (more)

DME 3801 heads up the Elridge Branch.

A Rock Island train was departing the Quad Cities westbound

271 heads north with an odd lash-up.

Two ex-Soo GP9's hauling 6 SD40-2's over to NRE in Silvis along with 11 cars of local work are climbing up the interchange track and onto the Iowa Interstate for a run through Davenport and to cro... (more)

IAIS QJ 6988 smokes it up as she battles the grade west out of the Quad Cities