Iowa Interstate 6988 poses for photographers, as a railfan pitches in to play a railroader for the scene at the 2012 NRHS Night Photo Session

Iowa Interstate QJ No. 6988 was featured at the night photo session at the convention of the National Railway Historical Society in Iowa. Ray Saunders had his camera malfunction during the session... (more)

Iowa Interstate 6988 poses for photographers at the 2012 NRHS Convention Night Photo Session

6988 has uncoupled from the NRHS RI-CR excursion and heads to the South Amana Yard where it will overnight until the next morning's trip to Newton.

Two gentlemen take a break from their mowing to watch RJ Corman's Chinese QJ head south through Bagdad with four loads of sand on a rainy, murky afternoon.

6988 leads the NRHS convention excursion past the Ex-Rock Island depot.

The NRHS Excursion from Cedar Rapids to Rock Island and back is on the return leg passing the old Rock Island depot in Iowa City.

On June 19th, the NRHS ran a special train from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Rock Island, Illinois and return as part of the 2012 NRHS convention. Between Homestead and Rock Island, steam power pulled t... (more)