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| Title: |
Steam Trains Benefit Quad Cities (editor's title) |
| Creator: |
Koshollek, Henry A.
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Description:
Iowa Interstate Railroad ran a double-headed freight train from Iowa City to Rock Island to set “a new record for steam-hauled revenue tonnage in the 21st century,” hauling 6,252 tons in 65 cars. The railroad operated Railroad Development Corporation’s (RDC’s) two QJ-type steam locomotives, #6988 and #7081, on two days of special events for the benefit of the Salvation Army’s efforts to assist communities through its territory that suffered from the June 2008 flooding. The city of Rock Island acted as host and coordinator. After arrival of the October 18 freight train at Rock Island, the locomotives individually operated passenger excursion shuttles east to Silvis, Illinois, and west to Walcott, Iowa. The day’s events culminated with a private evening dinner trip for special guests, with catering provided by RDC “celebrity chefs” from Pittsburgh, Cedar Rapids, Peru, and Guatemala. Finally, on Sunday, October 19, a one-way limited excursion train operated from Rock Island to Iowa City, accompanying the QJs back to their home in Newton, Iowa. RDC and Iowa Interstate Chairman Henry Posner III commented, “By October, the economic impact of the flooding experienced in June will have been long forgotten. Iowans don’t like to complain, and it is their nature to deal with problems in a spirit of self-reliance, but in this case we would like to remind the greater community that there have been thousands of lives disrupted, and that they should not be forgotten.” |
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| Classification: |
Advertising and Marketing (LCSH)
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| Date Created: |
2008-10-18 |
| Resource Type: |
Image (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
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| Format: |
Digital
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| Rights: |
Henry A. Koshollkek |
| Coverage: |
Spatial, near Moscow, Iowa; Temporal, October 18, 2008 |
| Source: |
Henry A. Koshollek, Stoughton, Wisconsin |
| Url: |
http://henrykoshollekphotography.com/ |
| Depicted Railroad: |
Iowa Interstate
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| Location: |
Near Moscow, Iowa |
| Equipment, Locomotive: |
QJ-type 2-10-2 #6988 and #7081 |
| Builder, locomotive: |
Datong, China (1985 and 1986) |
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Creator Description:
Henry A. Koshollek, a photojournalist, worked for the "Capital Times" in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1977 to 2008. He received a master's degree in art from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991. |
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| Collection: |
Henry A. Koshollek Collection |
| Institution: |
Private Collection
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