Iowa Interstate ES44AC 513 in Rock Island heritage colors rolls through the wye at Bureau Junction, Ill., hauling coal from Peoria to Ceder Rapids. Joseph Nimee/Wikimedia Commons. The IAIS is the only ...

More than 50 years after the last Rock Island passenger train rolled through South Amana, Joe Parsons waited to catch a train there one recent morning. “We’ve got a conference in Omaha tomorrow, so a ...

NEWTON — Jasper County is now home to a 367-acre industrial site directly connected to the Iowa Interstate Railroad, giving manufacturers access to rail lines that county officials hope will ...

Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) Founding Chairman Dr. Paul H. Banner died June 17, 2024; he was 102. Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based IAIS operates in the Midwest region between Chicago, Peoria, and the Omaha ...

Silvis city officials and National Railway are in negotiations with the Iowa Interstate Railroad so the locomotive remanufacturer can retain access to its property. If negotiations are unsuccessful, ...