| Ill-fated Frisco 1522 trip to the Quad Cities | |||
| In October 1990, the SLSF 1522 was scheduled to run a steam powered excursion train along the SOO (now ICE RR) from Davenport, IA., to the Twin Cities. The train never made it. Upon arrival in Moline, IL., via the BN from St. Louis, the crew rediscovered a persistant overheating problem with one of the axles in the pony trucks. The train did get on SOO property after dark at Davenport, but after only a short distance the problem resurfaced and that was enough for SOO to embargo the train to the siding at LeClaire, Iowa. The next morning the train backed up to Davenport, crossed the Mississippi, got back on the BN, and limped at 5-10mph all the way to Galesburg, some 45 miles. Unfortunately, the 1522 was never able to show her stuff, but the weather was great both days and 10mph running plus frequent stops to hand repack oil soaked rags in an attempt not to further damage the axle, meant lots of photo ops for railfans. The next day at Galesburg, BN lent a hand with their forces in an effort to get the 1522 back to St. Louis. It was a problem that would go on to plague the 1522s operations for a long time after that. On HeartlandRails.com you will see photos of the train arriving in the Quad Cities, and the return the next day via BN to Galesburg, IL. | |||
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