A steam triple header! IAIS 6988, IAIS 7081, and Milwaukee 261 fly through Sheffield on the return to Rock Island, pulling RiverWay 2006 celebrating the first railroad bridge over the Mississippi... (more)

At the end of the day, the Reshui viaduct was always a great place to be and the hotel and dinner were only 5 minutes away! A pair of QJ's cross on their way up to the Jing Peng Pass.

With only seconds to spare, the window presented itself with a clear view of the drivers and the rods down in this *** Triple Header Pace *** photo featuring (2) former Jito... (more)

   READ the SIGN!    Former Jitong Railway QJ's #6988 and #7081 explore the American Midwest.

Former Jitong Railway QJ 6988 and QJ 7081.

It's minus 25 degrees Farenheit (-32C) as a pair of QJ's cross the curved viaduct by the brickworks, on their climb to the sumit of the Jing Peng Pass.

Anyone want to wager a bet on another triple header happening soon? The safer bet may be inside the Casino to the right in downtown Rock Island!

2 QJ's and an S-3 find themselves in an unusual setting - rural Illinois. Look in the background and you'll see the National Railway Equipment Deadline full of diesels whose time has already come... (more)

Two pairs of QJ's meet at Jing Peng Station, with Jing Peng City glinting in the background. The arriving set will take water, then begin the climb to Jing Peng Pass, while the other pair heads w... (more)

With all the great QJ shots from Iowa, I thought I would reach back for one of my very first shots of a QJ, taken early on a freezing cold morning. 6996 is waiting at the summit of Jing Peng Pass... (more)

Mitch posted a shot of a QJ driver being worked on from the outside, John West posted a shot of a QJ driver being worked on from above, so here's one from the inside (the worker, that is)!

In response to John West's photo ( Click Here ), you're right, that's the kind of photo you'd be more likely to see in Illinois.

Here's something you probably won't see in Iowa!