IAIS 628 & 703 pose on the ready tracks at Iowa City Yard.

QJs 6988 & 7081 move light westbound over the Iowa River at Iowa City, en-route to Newton, Iowa.

The Riverway Excursion continues on the fourth and final journey of the weekend as "IAIS" 6988 South passes under US Highway 61 at Davenport, Iowa.

The QJs and 261 make it home at 44th Street Rock Island.

QJ 6988, 7081 teamed & MILW 261 westbound at Ford Road near Geneseo, Illinois.

QJ 6988 & 7081 teamed with MILW 261 come westbound with an excursion at Mineral, Illinois.

The QJ-261 triple header passes the classic elevator at Geneseo, Illinois.

The QJs and 261 triple up eastbound through East Moline en-route to Bureau, IL.

QJs 6988 & 7081 team up with MILW 261 on a tripleheader excursion to Bureau, Illinois.

QJ 6988 & 7081 West cross the Iowa River at Iowa City, IA.

QJs 6988 & 7081 return from Iowa City, Iowa, coming off the US Government Bridge at the Rock Island, Illinois Arsenal.

Where the Rock Island Rockets once tread, QJs 6988 & 7081 cross the US Government Bridge at Rock Island, IL, celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the first railroad crossing of the Mississippi. Th... (more)

"In the white-hot spotlights", Milwaukee Road 261 poses under the Centennial Bridge at Rock Island, Illinois. Special thanks to my wife Tami, for supplying the flash-fill.

QJ 6988 puffs away at Rock Island, Illinois, waiting to show her stuff on the weekend trips out of Rock Island, Illinois for the RiverWay celebration. Kudos to Tami McNair, who provided the flash-... (more)

QJ 7081 stands in front of sister 6988 at Rock Island, Illinois, ready to start a big weekend paying tribute to the 150th Anniversary of the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River.