IAIS 6988 East - Davenport, IA

Iowa Interstate QJs 6988 and 7081 lead ICRI through Davenport. This is no fake photo freight, this is the real deal here! This is the longest steam powered freight of the 21st Century. Sorry I didn't film the whole thing, I chased him further down.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• IAIS
• QJ
• 6988
• Davenport

[Tailterrier27]

I have seen these locomotives. I love them, but I hate the bells that IAIS put on them. I heard they are For Sale somewhere; How ironic would it be if the Boone & Senic Valley bought them?

[EJE665]

@Tailterrier27 They are not for sale, IAIS recently put new whistles on them.

[EJE665]

Thanks!

[EJE665]

It was a fun day, thats for sure!

[dwkcamman611]

Superb!

[RailsandRoads]

@EJE665 no more chinese whistles??

[arkansastrash320]

Does anyone know what the horsepower of a single QJ is?my guess and its only a guess is between 3500 to 4500 more likely 4500 these are 2-10-2s I did read on youtube that each axle was like 19 tons of weight on it!

[bryanbradford]

what in the hell intersection was that & when...i'm a former DAV resident here in PHX, AZ

[LaMaraj]

COOOOL!!!!!~~~~~~

[TommyBNSF]

Man I wish I could've been there.