IAIS 6988 leads a positioning move East past the depot and elevator in Atalissa

All of Wilton Iowa comes out to see steam in action as Iowa Interstate puts on a good show supporting the Wilton Fire Department.

Iowa Interstate steam rolls through the cornfields of eastern Iowa on a beautiful day for a good cause supporting our first responders.

QJ 6988 passes the restored Rock Island depot at West Liberty, Iowa on it's way to Wilton.

6988 charges East towards Wilton with the day's excursion consist in tow.

IAIS 6988 leads a positioning move East past the depot in West Liberty.

Iowa Interstate's QJ 6988 leads the deadhead excursion consist over the Cedar River. 6988 will make four scheduled trips between Wilton and Stockton.

With time quickly running out on it's boiler certification, Iowa Interstate QJ steam locomotive 6988 spent the weekend running fire department fundraising excursions for the Oxford and Wilton fire... (more)

The two Soviet steam locomotives FD20 #2714 (2-10-2) and SO #3146 (2-10-0) are hauling the Dzherelo hotel train between Dolinskaya and Nikolaev.

The mighty Soviet steam locomotive FD20 2560 is plinthted together with a passenger coach at the Grebenka station. The locomotive has been built in Lugansk in 1940.

A haze sets in from wildfires out west as IAIS 6988 highballs Victor Iowa on the home stretch to South Amana.

6988 pulls its cut of cars towards the east siding switch so IAIS 708 can couple on the rear and begin its shakedown run to South Amana and return.

After stopping for a service stop in Grinnell, 6988 storms east and slams the UP Oskaloosa Sub diamond in Grinnell. It is also passing the Vintage Depot that served both the Rock Island and Minnea... (more)

Having just departed South Amana around 10 minutes prior, 6988 wastes no time heading back towards Newton on its shakedown run.

IAIS 6988 is close to completing its first maintenance run as it rounds the curve outside of Newton Iowa.