A small group of people gather at Newton as the 6988 departs for South Amana.
Both of IAIS's Chinese QJ's are heading back to Newton after a weekend of flood relief special runs.
After the day before’s excursion out of Oxford, QJ #6988 rockets east early the next morning with a 60 mile deadhead move from South Amana for the next excursion out of Wilton. They are seen her... (more)
With a clean stack and the reverser near centered, QJ 6988 flys past the rural fields of Iowa with the 2nd in a series of Wilton-originating excursions. 2021 would mark the last year of the QJs us... (more)
Photo taken at 2:22am, outside temperature -22? (-8F) with wind.
On the return trip from South Amana during its final run, the crew and passengers take lunch at Brooklyn which also allowed for a meet with the eastbound road freight CBBI. After about an hour in ... (more)
Iowa Interstate 6988 blasts off from a brief stop at Grinnell continuing on to South Amana during its final run before its 1472 inspection.
The last steam hauled mainline passenger train in the world, the Express train Jining Nan -Tongliao
IAIS 6988 leads a excursion East near Wilton.
IAIS 6988 leads a excursion East into Durant.
Shortly after sunrise, IAIS 6988 leads a Eastbound deadhead move through Oxford.
A coal train hauled by the Skoda built 205-7M is leaving the Capivari station.
Coal train between Tubarao and Jaguaruna on the Dona Teresa Cristina system.