Railfans scramble back to their cars to jump ahead to the next spot as Iowa Interstate 2-10-2 6988 slowly eases past the former Rock Island depot in the railroad's namesake city. The special was r... (more)
These are 500 hp Whitcomb/Canadian Locomotive Co. Model Number 75DE12C. Note lack of symmetry at top of hood. Was this pair coupled this way on a long-term basis?