Getting a fresh start outta Newton for the Quad Cities, IAIS QJ 6988 thunders east through Kellogg with 2100 tons of freight.
Iowa 6988 heads east through Kellogg with a short train for South Amana on a beautiful Autumn morning.
With their work completed, a pair of ES44AC's lead the Iowa Interstate's CBBI as it rolls east out of Kellogg, Iowa and approaches the Route 6 overpass. The Heartland Coop grain elevators back in ... (more)
After dropping the conductor off, the Iowa Interstate's CBBI rolls past the Heartland Coop elevators in Kellogg, Iowa and prepares to make a large block swap of hoppers, pulling and dropping cars ... (more)
The day before QJ 6988s Oxford & Wilton excursions, the steamer was sent from Newton, IA to South Amana, IA hauling 11 tank cars for a photo freight. Definitely a welcome change from the passenger... (more)
After almost an hour in Kellogg repairing the power reverser bolt, 6988 highballs west towards Newton where they will tie down for the night before their trip to South Amana and return the next da... (more)
Iowa Interstate 6988 turns its wheels for the first time in 2 years after some time in storage due to COVID. The hard working crew has just finished putting the locomotive back together for upcomi... (more)
It's not the Big Boy but how many regional railroads can boast the have steam on their roster? After a short stop to check the bearings 6988 heads east through Kellogg, Iowa on a test run from New... (more)
After making a set out trains heads out for its next stop.
An extra job out of South Amana to Newton and back, works at Kellogg to spot 25 empties. This job met the Des Moines switcher at Newton today. This job has work at Malcom yet before returning to S... (more)
The Norfolk Southern ran a test grain train from Peoria,Illinois to Des Moines,Iowa over the Iowa Interstate Railroad. The NS grain train and Iowa Interstate's BICB trains were combined in Rock Is... (more)
Iowa Interstate's "Americanized" QJ 6988 makes its third test run of the day in preparation for Saturday's excursion.
