IAIS 6988 In Western Iowa 6/29-30/2019

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Awesome Video

[@owenthetrainman7219]

Nice. Is saw your photo on Nebraska Railroads. Now is this the same model of locomotive that’s on the Boone& Scenic Valley RR

[@CrossingTalkAdmin]

Not even close. This a Chinese QJ 2-10-2.

[@owenthetrainman7219]

Rails of the Midwest Oh, I thought those two locomotives were the same type. Cool

[@MatthewLappTrainGuy683]

I see myself at 2:15 the one in the vestibule waving

[@LiamManley2003]

This is great Matthias! Wait till you catch UP 4014...

[@CrossingTalkAdmin]

Thanks! I'm catching 4014 next week between Cheyenne and North Platte.

[@LiamManley2003]

Once again, Good luck! And we do not know if it's gonna have UP 844.

[@CrossingTalkAdmin]

It's not going to have 844.

[@WhiteRiverRails]

Awesome video! Was a great chase

[@CrossingTalkAdmin]

It was!

[@MrBnsftrain]

6988 has a nice whistle for this run! I'm also glad 707 still has a Leslie horn! 7:15 is it just me or is 6988 shorter in height than that ES44? 11:09 so 6988 has two whsitles or it just has one that just got clogged I wanted to see 6988 that weekend. I hope it has another this summer

[@CrossingTalkAdmin]

It had at least 2 different whistles as well as a horn mounted on it for this trip. It's running between Oxford and Iowa City on Thursday then it's done until next year.

[@kc130flyer]

It currently has a Grand Trunk, a Guatemalan and its original Chinese whistle, plus its original Chinese air horn.

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

@@CrossingTalkAdmin Hey!

[@southplainsrailfan8697]

Sweet! Is this a recent rebuild by the IAIS?

[@CrossingTalkAdmin]

Nope, it's been with them for over 10 years now. When they came in from China, they actually passed Houston on flatcars on the way to Iowa.

[@RunninEight]

We did a new cosmetic overhaul in 2018 but other than that no, no rebuilds

[@southplainsrailfan8697]

Runnin' Eight ah, I see. Just never heard of a IAIS 6988 steamer before.

[@southplainsrailfan8697]

Rails of the Midwest hmm so it’s from China? Woulda been cool to see go by. It probably took Navasota too if it was a UP haulage. Most everything that goes to that part of the country goes up my way

[@CrossingTalkAdmin]

@@southplainsrailfan8697 I think it actually took BNSF.

[@oriontheraptor8119]

Isn’t 6988 a Chinese locomotive given to this railroad as a gift ?

[@CrossingTalkAdmin]

It was sold, but at the price they got them at they may as well have been a gift lol

[@oriontheraptor8119]

Rails of the Midwest ah ok

[@MP34.9]

MATT

[@CrossingTalkAdmin]

*T poses menacingly*