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Iowa Interstate QJ's - West Liberty, IA 10/18/08

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Uploaded by on Oct 20, 2008

Here's some video I shot of Iowa Interstate's QJ 2-10-2 steam locomotives passing through West Liberty, Iowa on October 18th, 2008, at around 8:15 in the morning. The two locomotives were double-heading a revenue freight train, setting a new world record for the most tonnage hauled by steam in the 21st century. This was CERTAINLY worth seeing!

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  • Fantastic video, favourited, also, do these 2 steam trains run on the IAIS lines anymore, or are they stored?

  • The Iowa Interstate runs them for special occasions only. I believe the rest of the time they're kept at a facility in Newton, IA.

  • @EverywhereWest aanyway to get advanced nloticed of their runs? i wanna see these

  • If you subscribe to Trains magazine, the Trains News Wire on trains.com will usually alert you of the excursions, that's how I found out about this one. You can also look for information on Iowa Interstate's website at iaisrr.com

  • There's also rumors that at least one of the QJ's will be attneding Train Festival 2011 next year in Rock Island July 21st-24th, but nothing's been confirmed yet.

  • Wow, a great video! 5*

    I like the contrast of the high-tech hybrid car in the beginning and then the powerful steam locomotive!

    Great job man!

    Greetings from Bavaria!

  • Thanks! It was awesome to see these engines.

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  • Great Shot! Love all the smoke rolling up from the locomotives.

  • Qj is more capable of hauling fright train than passenger train. lol Speed is QJ's defect.

    The BLACK smoke looks awesome, probably because of the coal is different.

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  • Great vid! I think Iowa Interstate should get a British or German loco next

  • Good day

    Ha ha!

    2 thumbs up! I love steam trains! I never see them in my city anymore..(they were sold to India yrs ago from what I heard).

    .....I suspect David Suzuki was the lone "dislike" (the black smoke)

  • wonderful steam locomotives

  • Love it!!!

  • @BNSF9250 There gonna be at Trainfestival 2011 in Rock Island, Illinois.

  • @EverywhereWest There gonna be at Trainfestival 2011 in Rock Island, Illinois.

  • thats longer than my cock!

  • The way freight was meant to be hauled, by steam.

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