IAIS and NS two railroads I want more of!

Two railroads I want to photograph and film more of are the Iowa Interstate Railroad which is a class II railroad and Norfolk Southern which is a Class I Railroad both of which I have very few on as themselves.   I have  five of IAIS with NS power and one  which I nailed yesterday ( thank god) is  one with IAIS own power then one actual NS video.  I seem to never be in the area when either one are in the vicinity. I have tried to nail IAIS before a few times hoping to get lucky but come short. Okay not really since I end up filming some other railroad like BNSF or something so I rarely come away with nothing because if i faiil on one line I go hunting on another if I have the time and gas for it.  I even went up to the Quad Cities to try my luck but failed IAIS wise but i did see the train i filmed the day before at Chillicothe that IAIS took up with NS power there but their actual locomotives couldn't get a good shot and they were not moving.  I have tried for a while for an IAIS one.  I admit I've been slacking trying for NS and got lucky one day when I got one at Farmdale Road but the sun ruined that one....just my luck.  I have about the same amount of luck with NS than I do with TP&W at Farmdale Road but atleast I  caught NS but I've yet to nail a TP&W one there. I'll post up what videos and pictures I do have since i'm in the spirit of it plus in the mood for a blog so here we go....

 Iowa Interstate Railroad:




























Now here is the Northfolk Southern one i have on their line that takes it to Bloomington and elsewhere as well as the tracks at Farmdale Road.

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