IAIS 6988 and IAIS 7081 Are Charging Forward At Durant, IA.
October 19, 2008. Durant, Iowa. Iowa Interstate 6988 and Iowa Interstate 7081, lead a double-header steam excursion west at Durant, Iowa. Photo © Tom Gatermann.
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The Iowa Interstate Emblem Lit Up On The Hawkeye Observation Car
A lighted emblem on the back of Iowa Interstate's "Hawkeye" observation car. I did a little selective colorization with this photograph to make the emblem pop out a bit more, against he surround parts of the passenger car. Photo taken: October 18, 2008. Rock Island, Illinois.
Steam Escapes From Iowa Interstate 6988 At Rock Island, IL.
October 18, 2008. Rock Island, Illinois. Steam blows off from Iowa Interstate Railway (IAIS) 6988. Photo © Tom Gatermann.
IAIS 6988 - Steam Locomotive Running Gear Detail
October 18, 2008. Rock Island, Illinois. Running gear on Iowa Interstate (IAIS) steam locomotive 6988. Photo © Tom Gatermann.
IAIS 7081 Smokds It Up Under The Centennial Bridge
October 18, 2008. Rock Island, Illinois. IAIS 7081 slowly shoves its train backwards under Centennial Bridge, in a small yard along side Centennial Expressway. Photo © Tom Gatermann.
IAIS 6988 and IAIS 7081 at Wilton, IA.
October 19, 2008. Wilton, Iowa. Iowa Interstate Railway's two Chinese built QJ class steam locomotives, numbers 6988 and 7081, roll west at Wilton, Iowa. Photo © Tom Gatermann.
IAIS 7081 Blowing Off Some Steam
October 18, 2008. Rock Island, Illinois. Iowa Interstate (IAIS) 7081, a Chinese built Class QJ locomotive, pulls a string of passenger cars through the yard along Centennial Expressway. The locomotive and its sister locomotive IAIS 6988 were participating in steam excursions during the weekend of October 18th and 19th. Photo © Tom Gatermann.
Iowa Interstate 502 at Rock Island
October 18, 2008. Rock Island, Illinois. Iowa Interstate 502 sits on display near the riverfront in Rock Island, Illinois, during a railroad festival in 2008. Photo © Tom Gatermann.
IAIS 7081 Along West 5th Street In Davenport, IA.
October 18, 2008. Davenport, Iowa. Iowa Interstate 7081 leads an excursion train down West 5th Street, at the Brown Street crossing. IAIS 7081 is a QJ class steam locomotive that was built in China. Unfortunately, this locomotive and its sister locomotive IAIS 6988 are currently not operating. The IAIS shut down its steam program back around 2013. In 2014, a group of volunteers formed the Central States Steam Preservation Association in an effort to take ownership of the two locomotives and keep them in operating order. However, as of the most recent post on the groups Facebook page, the locomotives are still in storage and are not running. Photo © Tom Gatermann.