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SUNDAY STEAM ENGINE

June 10, 2007

This came through downtown Des Moines today on the Iowa Interstate line - a freight train pulled by two steam engines!

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I didn't realize what was going by my window in time to get a clear shot of both engines, but this picture captures it going by the old Rock Island Depot. It sure livened up an otherwise dreary Sunday afternoon trying to clear off my desk ahead of vacation, anyway.

Here is a more closely-cropped view:

I wonder what in the world they were using steam engines to pull a freight train for? Maybe this is part of Iowa's drive for energy independence - use Iowa coal!

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