IAIS 6988 races east with the last public excursion of the day

IAIS QJ 6988 leads a westbound excursion into Atkinson.

Nickel Plate Road 765 races by with two Amtrak Heritage Units (AMTK 66 and AMTK 156) in tow.

It doesn't get much better than this! Steam in the 21st Century.. My 1,500th accepted photo to Railpictures.Net displays NKP 765 leading the all day Bureau passenger excursion through rural Atkins... (more)

IAIS 6988 deadheads east along US 6 east of Atkinson to turn at Bureau in preperation for participation in Geneseo, IL's "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" Festival the following day.

NKP 765 heads west along Rte 6 with a long line of chasers trying to keep up. This shot was taken off the I80 overpass just east of Atkinson. I think railpictures.net contributor Chase Gunnoe is i... (more)

NKP 765 makes a move westbound to trainfest over ex-Rock Island trackage, today's IAIS. Old-timers in the area tell of main trains running at or near the century mark on this long tangent of trac... (more)

Seems like old times on the CB&Q double track main. Burlington's Nebraska Zephyr charges west through central Illinois on former Rock Island rails. This excursion was part of Rock Island's Train... (more)

The Nebraska Zephyr leads its exursion west on the return trip to Rock Island while a railfan paces alongside. This was the Zephyr's first public excursion off of the Illinois Railway Museum's pro... (more)

A sight to see.. Cruising along Route 6 at an impressive 45MPH, we pace the NKP 765 eastbound. Needless to say, it was quite a memorable experience photographing the 765 at such a great speed.

After blasting through the community of Atkinson, NKP 765 charges east at 45MPH with a private varnish train in tow.

Nickle Plate 765 puts on a great show accelerating away from an impromptu stop in the rural town of Atkinson. The excursion, with Amtrak heritage P42s 156 and 66 and a string of Milwaukee Road pas... (more)

Highballing westbound out of Atkinson.