Iowa Interstate's nightly BICB slowly passes through UD Interlocking in front of Joliet Union Station on its way west. The train spent most of the past 30 minutes waiting on BNSF freight trains an... (more)

The westbound Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight prepares to depart in the twilight hour.

A pair of GEVO's lead the westbound train out of Iowa City.

The BICB runs up the siding at Marengo preparing to set out two loads of telephone poles on the north track.

The fishing must be good! A pair of Iowa Interstate GEVO's cross the Iowa River while the fisherman try their luck on a late winter afternoon.

The westbound BICB waits on the siding for the eastbound to clear the main.

513, dodging snow flakes, has been uncoupled from the west bound train and moves through the west switches in the Iowa City Yard waiting for the east bound CRIC to come in.

GEVO 513 crosses onto the main to set out a cut of grain hoppers on the north siding for the ICCR turn.

Iowa Interstate's newest GEVO 513 adorned in her new Rock Island heritage paint schemes is pulling up the west leg of the wye at Yocum Connection on her maiden revenue run.

With the power swapped, westbound GEVO 501 pulls up to the west switch on the siding to let the eastbound pass.

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)

718 is backed onto the siding at Homestead.

A heavy burst of snow shrouds GEVO 512 as it leads the BICB towards Iowa City. 512 is the newest GEVO in the fleet and has been in service for about a month. Welcome to Iowa and winter!

The snow has stopped but it was just enough to make a nice powder to blow around. GEVO 512 speeds west kicking up a wake of snow on a overcast December day.

512 has put their train together and rolls past the ex-Rock Island Depot in Iowa City heading west.