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.

After almost an hour in Kellogg repairing the power reverser bolt, 6988 highballs west towards Newton where they will tie down for the night before their trip to South Amana and return the next da... (more)

As a pop up thunderstorm passes to the east, Iowa Interstate 6988 has completed its first maintenance run between Kellogg and Newton as it pulls into the yard so the crew can make some adjustments... (more)

Iowa Interstate 6988 turns its wheels for the first time in 2 years after some time in storage due to COVID. The hard working crew has just finished putting the locomotive back together for upcomi... (more)

Express train early morning stopped at Daban on the way to Tongliao

An unidentified QJ climbs the long grade out of the steel making city of Anshan in northeast China. Lacking number plates and with chalk marks on the smokebox the loco is likely making a test run ... (more)

QJ 6988 crosses the UP diamonds on the return trip to Newton.