kschmidt626: Chinese QJ Americanized IAIS #6988 departs Newton in the early morning light eastbound
kschmidt626: #6988 steams into the rising sun
kschmidt626: Steaming eastbound at Grinnell IA about to cross UP tracks
kschmidt626: Grinnell IA Depot and diamond with UP tracks
kschmidt626: #6988 waits at Brooklyn to depart with the first of 5 trips east towards Victor IA
kschmidt626: Eastbound at 200th Ave Crossing
kschmidt626: Eastbound at Victor IA
kschmidt626: Departing on trip #3 with a photo runby at Brooklyn
kschmidt626: Departing Brooklyn IA
kschmidt626: Rounding a curve at Illinois Ave
kschmidt626: #6988 at Illinois Ave
kschmidt626: IAIS #703 trails behind waiting to pull the train back to Brooklyn
kschmidt626: After the last trip #6988 is steaming eastbound towards Homestead IA
kschmidt626: Crossing the Highway
kschmidt626: Arriving at Homestead Yard
kschmidt626: #6988 meets "Rocky" IAIS #513 Rock Island Heritage Unit
kschmidt626: Pulling down the west leg of the wye at Homestead
kschmidt626: Backing towards the mainline
kschmidt626: #261 Steve Sandberg leans out the window while backing up #6988
kschmidt626: Now facing westbound #6988 heads back towards the yard to be prepped for a freight train run on Monday