For the first time in 4 years, IAIS 151 is on the point of a road train, seen here in Mineral, IL leading a PESI on a beautiful summer afternoon. In addition to it being 151's first run in 4 years... (more)

Iowa Interstate's "PESI" rounds the corner at TZPR's West Yard with BioUrja grain silos in the background (former site of ADM and Hiram Walker before that). CB&Q's former Peoria yard wa... (more)

One of the two newly reactivated SD38s owned by the Iowa Interstate, drags 70 cars out of the Illinois River Valley bound for Silvis from Peoria.

After years of being go-to motive power for the Iowa Interstate, their SD38 fleet has been banished to storage lines and sheds for quite sometime. Similar to 2022, two of their four SD38s were pul... (more)

Iowa Interstate's "PESI" makes its way through Peoria's Riverfront District.

Iowa Interstate's PESI makes its way through Peoria's revitalized riverfront district.

Iowa Interstate's rolling billboard #516 leads the Peoria to Silvis train through Peoria's warehouse district.

Recently IAIS’ SD38-2’s have been put back into service and taken out of storage. Here we see 152, 153 and a GEVO duck under the Putnum elevator with PESI in tow on a sunny summer evening.

Iowa Interstate's Peoria to Silvis train passing through Peoria with downtown buildings in background.

IAIS 513 leads a PESI out of Annawan in the last hour of sunlight.

A single ES44AC pulls Iowa Interstate's PESI through the downtown Peoria warehouse district. The train is long, but mostly consists of potash empties, amounting to only about 2000 tons.

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island heritage unit heads northbound past the Peoria water works. While waiting to take this photo, a postman pulled-up by me and related his days from the early to mid 19... (more)

Iowa Interstate's PESI passing the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum now occupies the block across the street from the old Peoria Rock Island station. This replaced an old Sears store and attached parking deck, which was really decrepi... (more)

The Iowa Interstate "PESI" makes its way through the downtown Peoria riverfront area past the old Rock Island station (rooftop to the left). And, you can still get plumbing supplies at Nailon's.