| East meets West as the Jitong Railway QJs team up with the Milwaukee Road 261 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 1st RR crossing the Mississippi River in 1856 between Rock Island, IL., and Davenport, IA. All told, 3 mainline steam engines worked to pull excursions over the various railroads in the area over the course of 5 days, piling up milage pulling passenger specials and tonnage freight! The HeartlandRails.com cameras caught all the action, check out the slideshow and check back often as more photos from all the trips are uploaded! |
