Iowa Interstate Railroad Snapshot
Regional freight carrier Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) operates over about 600 miles of track running from Omaha, Nebraska, to Chicago, passing through Iowa along the way. IAIS hauls cargo such as agricultural products, chemicals, coal, ethanol forest products, intermodal containers and trailers, and steel. Because of its central location, the IAIS system connects with all of North America's largest railroads. IAIS has intermodal facilities in Blue Island, Illinois, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. The company is a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based railroad management and investment company Railroad Development Corp. (RDC). IAIS was formed in 1984 and acquired by RDC in 2004.