The Walcott excursion gets a run on the hill climbing out of Davenport at old Missouri Division Jct. (from Rock days), where the Council Bluffs main and Golden State main split. In the old days t... (more)
The QJ-led Walcott excursion crosses into Iowa from Illinois as seen from Tar Beach.
Welcome to Iowa NKP 765! Out of character on the rails of the ex-Rock, industrial-strength NKP 765 becomes a granger steamer crossing Interstate 280 just west of Davenport. Special thanks to the... (more)
The turn gets out of town ahead of the excursion trains.
After pulling the 11:00am excursion to Walcott, NKP #765 pulled off it's train and wyed at the Iowa approach to the Crescent Bridge via DM&E at West Davenport. Here the Berkshire is seen eastbound... (more)
The Illinois Railway Museum train consisting of CB&Q 9911A, CNW 411, CB&Q 9255 and the CB&Q Nebraska Zephyr deadheads home over the Canadian Pacific after a successful visit to Train Festival 2011... (more)
Chinese QJ number 6988 pulls an excursion to Iowa City across the Mississippi River in downtown Davenport, Iowa. This bridge shares both vehicular and railroad traffic, making it similar to the br... (more)
While an IC&E and HLCX pair of locomotives work the Nahant Yard, an assortment of power idles at the engine facility.
In the evening light, a Nahant Yard job idles on the south end with an IC&E engine on the point.
NKP 765 pulls the 11:00am Walcott train over Third Street in downtown Davenport.
NKP #765 leads Trainfest 2011's 11:00am Walcott run over Interstate 280.
Colorful times at the Nahant engine facility!
Four SD40-2's and an SD60 get underway at Nahant Yard.
Iowa Interstate 6822 makes good time through downtown Davenport, Iowa on its way to Walcott.