IAIS 6988 crawls past the historic Grinnell depot before a crew change point east of the Union Pacific Oskaloosa Subdivision diamonds with 2100 tons of freight.
IAIS 6988 sprints over Big Bear Creek with 2100 tons of freight in tow, before a crew change point at South Amana.
After making a brief stop at Brooklyn, Iowa 6988 east is seen departing for South Amana.
Iowa 6988 East rolls through Poweshiek County between Grinnell and Malcom with a short train for South Amana.
Iowa 6988 heads east through Kellogg with a short train for South Amana on a beautiful Autumn morning.
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)
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.
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.
