The Rock Island Line IS a Mighty Good Road

Our mini vacation took us to Rock Island, Davenport, Moline and all points surrounding as we arrived at Train Festival 2011. We wanted to see steam engines because they don't run them around here anymore. I wondered why that was...now I know.

Steam trains stink, they are LOUD, they spit coal gunk at you and they are scary. But they are very cool anyway, and AJ had fun.