Unofficial Photo Archive and Railfan's Guide
Friday, Sept 15, 2006
Friday's RiverWay 2006 excursion was pulled by the two Chinese QJ's, which ran from Rock Island, IL to Yocum Connection (Homestead, IA) and return.
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The excursion pulls into its station stop at Iowa City.
By:
Douglas W. Jones
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Westbound crossing the Iowa River in Iowa City, IA.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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Westbound arriving at Yocum Connection (Homestead), IA.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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Look at all the foamers! Yocum Connection (Homestead), IA.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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The excursion heads up the east leg of the wye off the CIC at Yocum Connection (Homestead), IA.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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Eastbound coasting by Hawkeye (Coralville), IA.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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Eastbound passing through Downey, IA.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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The excursion eases to a stop at Atalissa, IA in preperation for a photo run-by.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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Eastbound crossing the Cedar River in Moscow, IA.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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Almost an over-under! I'm heading east on I-280 as the excursion heads over the interstate in northwest Davenport, IA.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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The excursion is back in Rock Island after exiting the Sylvan Slough bridge.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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Andy Brown enjoys the view from the vestibule as the train pulls into Rock Island, IL.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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Milwaukee Road's Cedar Rapids and Super Dome bring up the rear of the excursion train as it heads into Rock Island yard before backing up to downtown.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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The excursion backs into downtown Rock Island, IL after finishing a successful trip to Homestead.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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The QJ's are serviced and coupled to MILW 261 in preperation for Saturday's triple header. Rock Island, IL.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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Now that the triple-header is coupled to the train under the Centennial Bridge in Rock Island, IL, the steam crew adds another bucket load of coal to the 6988.
By:
Erik Rasmussen
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A sample ticket from Friday's run
By:
NDHolmes
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