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Moline’s 4th Avenue, 27th Street Bridge expected to reopen in December
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - The City of Moline has good news for drivers!. Moline drivers can expect relief from two construction projects in mid-December, city officials said. According to Moline officials, construction on the Arsenal Bridge Rehabilitation project is taking a pause mid-December. This will allow 4th Ave. to reopen...
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Union Pacific 2-10-2 5511 Passes Its First Steam Test
On November 10, 2026, Railfan & Railroad reported that the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America announced that day that Union Pacific 2-10-2 No. 5511 had passed its first steam test at the former Rock Island shops in Silvis, Illinois. The magazine said the test came last week, and that the locomotive is expected to operate by summer 2027. Trains, in a report dated November 6 and updated November 7, said the engine was steamed on Friday, November 6, the first time it had been under steam since 1956.
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Union Pacific 5511 Undergoes Steam Test, on Track to Operate in 2027
The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America (RRHMA) announced Tuesday that Union Pacific 2-10-2 “TTT-6” 5511 successfully passed its first steam test at the former Rock Island shops in Silvis, Ill., last week. Now, the locomotive is expected to operate by summer 2027. RRHMA says this is a significant...
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UP No. 5511 begins steam testing
SILVIS, Ill. — Union Pacific 2-10-2 No. 5511 was steamed up today (Friday, Nov. 6) by Railroading Heritage of Midwest America. It is the first time the locomotive has been under steam since 1956. The locomotive, built by Baldwin in 1923, is the sole remaining UP 2-10-2. RRHMA began an extensive rebuilding project after the [...] Read More...
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The $202 Iowa to Illinois Train Loop You Might Regret Passing Up
A short journey across a state line can deliver the pleasure of train travel without requiring a cross-country holiday. Burlington, Iowa, and Galesburg, Illinois, sit on the California Zephyr route, making them a useful pair for a modest rail outing built around time in one destination. This is an out-and-back...
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Mississippi Drive closure remains in effect as engineers evaluate stabilization options
Mississippi Drive will remain closed while the City of Muscatine continues to evaluate hillside failure along the bluff and determine the safest option to reopen the roadway, according to a news release from the city. The city has engaged a geotechnical engineer through Stanley Consultants to assess conditions along the bluff and provide recommendations for […]
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LeClaire leaders weigh one-way streets to create railroad quiet zones
LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) — City leaders are weighing a new traffic study that could silence train horns as trains pass through downtown LeClaire. The plan would turn Jones and Wisconsin streets into one-way streets. City leaders said it is the cheapest and most efficient way to create the quiet zones.