On 21-Apr-2006, Railroad Development Corp. announced the purchase of two Chinese QJ-class 2-10-2 steam locomotives and the option to purchase three more. The first two units were loaded on a ship and moved to the Port of Houston, where they were offloaded on Satuday, 10-Jun-2006. This album contains photos from various contributers of their move from their original home to Rock Island, IL, as well as their lowering onto Iowa Interstate rails, the FRA inspection, and hopefully the first test run or two.
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Chris Stark took this photo at Yamenmiao station in Oct. 2005, just a couple of weeks before it's retirement on the Jitong railway.
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Album: QJs Before Delivery in China - Trevor Heath
QJ 7081 in China
Album: QJs Being Loaded at Port of Dalian, China - Trevor Heath
Album: QJs Arrive at Port of Houston - Ed Blysard Photos
Album: More Port of Houston Photos - Trevor Heath
Album: Unloading the QJs in Rock Island - Doug Brown Photos
Album: QJ's on the BNSF at Galesburg, IL - K A Weaver photos
Album: QJ's transported on BNSF and IAIS - Erik Rasmussen photos
Album: Unloading QJ 7081 in Rock Island - Erik Rasmussen photos
Album: QJ's in Rock Island, IL - Erik Rasmussen photos
Album: QJs Move from Rock Island to Iowa City
Album: QJ's move from Rock Island to Iowa City - Keith Weaver photos
Album: QJs in Iowa City
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