Iowa Interstate's 1985-built Chinese "QJ" #6988 leads a short freight train east across the UP diamond past the depot in Grinnell, Iowa.
Warm weather as we take a trip to Chillicothe, IL to catch the Iowa Interstate Steam Excursions!
IAIS QJ 6988 sits in front of the Bureau depot at the end of the day of excursions. A huge thanks goes out to the IAIS steam team for going above and beyond accommodating for the many fans present... (more)
IAIS 6988 smokes it up past the Chillicothe Sportsmans' Club in a torrential downpour. Despite looking like it was flying along, the locomotive was at the maximum track speed of only 25 mph!
Iowa Interstate's Chinese QJ 2-10-2 6988 storms past the Putnam, IL elevator on a deadhead run to Bureau Junction after running public trips from Chillicothe to Henry all day.
IAIS “QJ” 2-10-2 steam locomotive 6988 blasts past the Chillicothe Sportsmans Club in a thunderstorm on Saturday during its final run to Sparland. Copyright Steve Smedley
IAIS “QJ” 2-10-2 steam locomotive 6988 preps for a day of excursions in downtown Chillicothe.
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)
On a very frosty winter morning two 2-10-2 "QJ" steamlocomotives are tackling the grade of the Jingpeng pass in the Inner Mongolia prefecture of China with a long freight train.
Iowa Interstate QJ 2-10-2 6988 leads an excursion back towards Mitchellville, Iowa after making a run to Altoona. The crew puts on a good show as the train flies around the bend.
A unidentified QJ is being prepared for her next duty in the Yebaishou shed.
QJ #3399 is turned on the turntable at the Harbin shed.
The two QJ's #6802 and #2159 are prepared at the Harbin shed.
Portrait of the QJ #2248 at the Harbin shed.
And yes, it was extremely cold at the Harbin shed that morning.
