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Viewing Album:  Iowa Interstate Railroad
 
By:Andre Wehrle
Dates:8/22/2021 - 8/22/2022
Album Info:A regional railroad with a classy paint scheme that operates the former Rock Island line from Blue Island, IL to Council Bluffs, IA.
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Straight Outta Shanxi
Title:  Straight Outta Shanxi
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:34:59 PM
Location:  Stockton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  333   Comments: 1
Trans-Pacific
Title:  Trans-Pacific
Description:  The 6988 sure has come a long way to be hauling these ~6 mile (each direction) out-and-back excursions on behalf of the Wilton Volunteer Fire Department.
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:35:33 PM
Location:  Stockton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
Qián Jìn
Title:  Qián Jìn
Description:  Simmering during boarding for the 10:30 run.
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:36:50 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
Profile of IAIS 6988 flying past the fields on the east edge of town
Title:  Profile of IAIS 6988 flying past the fields on the east edge of town
Description:  I wanted to do a panning shot with my tripoded video camera, my fiancee took this with her phone.
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:37:59 PM
Location:  Durant, IA
Author:  Coty Roberts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
IAIS 700 leads the returning 10:30 trip, crossing Taylor Avenue
Title:  IAIS 700 leads the returning 10:30 trip, crossing Taylor Avenue
Description:  These excursions went to a point just east of Stockton before stopping and quicky reversing for the westbound run back to Wilton.
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:38:39 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 700(GP38-2)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
Hot caboose
Title:  Hot caboose
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:39:03 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
Awaiting the high noon highball
Title:  Awaiting the high noon highball
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:39:14 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Panorama along the length of IAIS 6988
Title:  Panorama along the length of IAIS 6988
Description:  Given the crowds of people, with everyone wanting to take their kid's picture in front of the locomotive, I did well to get this with just the 2 crew guys in it.
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:39:29 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
Head On
Title:  Head On
Description:  I didn't even notice the semaphore while I was there!
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:39:45 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
Noon excursion departs - backwards
Title:  Noon excursion departs - backwards
Description:  I hadn't realized this until this point, but each of these excursions began by backing up to perform a runby through the town.
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:40:25 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
Noon excursion blasts out of town
Title:  Noon excursion blasts out of town
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:40:54 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
Hauling the mail through downtown
Title:  Hauling the mail through downtown
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:42:11 PM
Location:  Durant, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
IAIS 700 on the tail
Title:  IAIS 700 on the tail
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:42:27 PM
Location:  Durant, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 700(GP38-2)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
1:30 return trip rounds the curve on the west edge of town
Title:  1:30 return trip rounds the curve on the west edge of town
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:42:51 PM
Location:  Durant, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 700(GP38-2)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Geep leading varnish (with a steamy Chinese caboose)
Title:  Geep leading varnish (with a steamy Chinese caboose)
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:43:03 PM
Location:  Durant, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 700(GP38-2)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Blowing Off Steam
Title:  Blowing Off Steam
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:43:16 PM
Location:  Durant, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Chinese-American
Title:  Chinese-American
Description:  6988, one of two QJ(Qián Jìn)-type 2-10-2s imported by the Iowa Interstate in 2006, has been "Americanized" by such details as the bell, marker lights and headlight, and IAIS nameplate in place of the red China Railways one, but the conspicuous smoke deflectors still give it a distinctly foreign appearance.
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:43:35 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
Detail of IAIS 6988's engineer's side cylinder, rods and drivers
Title:  Detail of IAIS 6988's engineer's side cylinder, rods and drivers
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:43:54 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Made in China
Title:  Made in China
Description:  I couldn't help marvel at the fact I was looking at a standard gauge steam locomotive only one year older than me!
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:44:14 PM
Location:  Wilton, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 6988(2-10-2)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
Bonus BICB
Title:  Bonus BICB
Description:  I got a tip that this train was sitting here, waiting on the steam excursion to give up its track warrant just to the west. It consisted entirely of doublestack intermodal followed by a unit ethanol set (complete with buffer cars). Although the idea of GEVOs on a Class II still doesn't exactly sit well with me, the paint scheme looks good on them and they are rather clean compared to most of those belonging to the Class Is!
Photo Date:  8/22/2021  Upload Date: 8/24/2021 2:44:57 PM
Location:  Walcott, IA
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 501(ES44AC)
Views:  162   Comments: 0

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