Pacing QJ 6988 along Highway 6 on it way to the Train Festival in Rock Island.
What a comparison.. A pair of Iowa Interstate locomotives from two completely different generations feature as photogenic subjects for a series of night photography shoots hosted by the MSRLHA and... (more)
Leading the all day Iowa City excursion back toward Rock Island, IAIS 6988 glides across a bridge in Moscow. Photo taken with permission.
The 2pm Walcott train charges through Walcott in the afternoon light.
Train Festival 2011! The excursion from Rock Island, IL to Walcott, IA is less than a mile from the end of its journey. It's being pulled by one of the Chinese-built QJ 2-10-2's Iowa Interstate Ra... (more)
IAIS 7081 gleams in the afternoon sun at Trainfest 2011.
The Iowa City excursion, led by Chinese QJ number 6988, is seen just west of the small burg of Downey. Only a couple of seconds after shooting this picture, the people shooting from this bridge go... (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)
IAIS sets a new record for tonnage pulled by steam locomotives in 21st Century North America, roaring by delighted onlookers gathered by the Wilton depot on the way to Trainfestival.
The QJ's make the return trip home after the Train Festival in Rock Island.
An IAIS GP38-2 & the "Americanized" QJ sit under the Centennial Bridge on a humid night.
After being turned at Yocum Connection, 6988 charges through Homestead for the return trip to Iowa City then onto Rock Island.
The overcast skies didn't seem to have much affect on the performance of Iowa Interstate's QJ as it leads two heritage Amtrak units up the east leg of the wye at Yocum Connection during an excursi... (more)
Leaving a freight train from Iowa City bound for Rock Island, the Iowa Interstate QJ's charge eastbound through Moscow.
Iowa Interstate 6822 makes good time through downtown Davenport, Iowa on its way to Walcott.