Welcome Iowa Interstate Enthusiasts! The Unofficial Iowa Interstate Photo Archive and Railfan’s Guide is dedicated to covering the past and present of Iowa Interstate (IAIS), one of the older and more successful of America’s regional railroad spin-offs.
Born from the ashes of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific in 1984, Iowa Interstate operates about 500 miles of railroad, centered around the ex-CRIP main from Bureau, IL, west through the Quad Cities and Des Moines into Council Bluffs, IA. Additionally, they reach eastward to Blue Island, IL, via CSX and Metra trackage rights, and south to Peoria, IL, as well as operating several small branches off the main line. This site is meant to assist already avid IAIS enthusiasts, encourage new ones, and provide information to those just dropping in for a visit.
News
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INTERMOUNTAIN ANNOUNCES 4 IAIS GP10s
For you HO scale modellers, Intermountain has announced their first run of HO scale GP10 locomotives… and in the mix are four IAIS road numbers. They’ll be doing the frog-eyed variants first, with IAIS 401, 413, 451, and 484 in the phase III paint scheme. The whole announcement can be found [here]. Reservations are due…
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Iowa Interstate Railroad Announces Changes to Executive Management
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, March 30, 2012 – Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd. (IAIS) today announced the promotion of Dennis H. Miller from President & CEO to Vice Chairman of the Board, effective March 31. Miller, who has been President since 2002, joined the company in 1985 and previously served as Vice President of Information Systems, Customer…
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Geneseo’s Planes, Trains & Automobiles
The Iowa Interstate Railroad and Patriot Renewable Fuels, Inc will be participating in Geneseo’s Annual Planes, Trains & Automobiles event on Saturday, September 10, 2011. New and exciting for this year will be the addition of 3 train rides pulled behind a 2-10-2 coal fired steam locomotive. The train will travel from Geneseo to Annawan…