The QJs and 261 make it home at 44th Street Rock Island.

QJ 6988, 7081 teamed & MILW 261 westbound at Ford Road near Geneseo, Illinois.

QJ 6988 & 7081 teamed with MILW 261 come westbound with an excursion at Mineral, Illinois.

The QJ-261 triple header passes the classic elevator at Geneseo, Illinois.

The QJs and 261 triple up eastbound through East Moline en-route to Bureau, IL.

QJs 6988 & 7081 team up with MILW 261 on a tripleheader excursion to Bureau, Illinois.

The three steamers begin the trek back to Rock Island, putting on quite a show as they depart Bureau.

After a brief stop, the triple header smokes it up as it accelerates toward Bureau.

IAIS's "new" Chinese 2-10-2's lead Milwaukee 261 on an excursion. Here it is seen pulling from Rock Island into the town of Silvis before taking on passengers.

Composed next to a thingy(we're using technical terms here) used for servicing locomotives(probably) is QJ 6988.

Triple headed steam in action! IAIS/QJ's 6988 and 7081 lead Milwaukee 261 into Bureau Junction where they will wye the train for the return trip back to Rock Island.

Triple headed steam in action! IAIS/QJ's 6988 and 7081 lead Milwaukee 261 into Bureau Junction where they will wye the train for the return trip back to Rock Island.

The 6988 with both cylinder cocks open puts on a show for the crowd as it pulls out of Rock Island Yard in order to spot the triple-header on the outside track. Centennial bridge is in the backgro... (more)

Last shot of the train as it heads back west from Bureau towards Rock Island, smoking past an IAIS hyrailer.

The photo runby for any passengers that wanted to get off in Bureau. Not as cool as mountains in China, but still pretty awesome to watch.