Trip Report – Monticello Railway Museum

November 20, 2011

I’ve been interested in visiting the Monticello Railway Museum for some time, and that interest grew considerably in 2010, when steam locomotive Southern 401 was restored to operating condition. It took me another year before finally making it there. I arranged with Monticello Railway Museum president John Sciutto to come down for a weekend when 401 would ...

Trip Report – Rock Island Train Festival

November 17, 2011

The big event in railroading during the hot summer of 2011 was the Rock Island Train Festival. The four-day event was held along the Mississippi Riverfront in downtown Rock Island, IL on park land and the adjacent rail yards.   Among the highlights were seven steam locomotives: QJs 6988 and 7081 from Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS), NKP ...

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