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Bolt In the Blue

            Iowa Interstate 6988, aka the "Iowa Bolt" in reference to it's new paint job, leads the first of five excursions out of Chillicothe through the tiny town of Sparland, Illinois on Saturday, May 18, 2019.  6988 is one of two Chinese-built QJ-class 2-10-2 steam locomotive that Iowa Interstate acquired in 2006.  Despite the blue skies on this morning, the skies would quickly turn dark, with long-duration heavy rains soaking the already flooded grounds.
   

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Sparland (show map)

Taken on: May 18, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS 70D, f/11.0, 1/800 sec, 16mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 70D
Lens:	TAMRON 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD B016
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	16mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.3 (Windows)
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