Photos: Hawkeyes Express train over the years

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Volunteers like David Kelzenberg of Iowa City, shown here, sometimes in vintage railroad conductor garb, assist fans in every car of the Hawkeye Express. The train, which has been running between Coralville and Kinnick Stadium on football game days since 2004, will no longer be offered.
Volunteers like David Kelzenberg of Iowa City, shown here, sometimes in vintage railroad conductor garb, assist fans in every car of the Hawkeye Express. The train, which has been running between Coralville and Kinnick Stadium on football game days since 2004, will no longer be offered.
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Fans walk up the steps to Kinnick Stadium after disembarking from the Hawkeyes Express before the Iowa football game against Miami of Ohio in Iowa City on Sat., Aug. 31, 2019.
Fans walk up the steps to Kinnick Stadium after disembarking from the Hawkeyes Express before the Iowa football game against Miami of Ohio in Iowa City on Sat., Aug. 31, 2019.
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Passengers leave the Hawkeye Express after riding from Coralville to Kinnick Stadium in 2008.
Passengers leave the Hawkeye Express after riding from Coralville to Kinnick Stadium in 2008.
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Football fans disembark from the Hawkeye Express before the Iowa-Northwestern football game on November 10, 2018.
Football fans disembark from the Hawkeye Express before the Iowa-Northwestern football game on November 10, 2018.
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Iowa and Iowa State fans step off the Hawkeye Express as they make their way to the stadium for the CyHawk Series football game on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.
Iowa and Iowa State fans step off the Hawkeye Express as they make their way to the stadium for the CyHawk Series football game on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.
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Football fans get off the Hawkeye Express train outside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015.
Football fans get off the Hawkeye Express train outside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015.
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Loading Hawk fans for the trip to Kinnick Stadium did not take place this year when the coronavirus shut down attendance at home games. Operators of the Hawkeye Express plan to continue to provide the popular tradition in future seasons when the pandemic subsides.
Loading Hawk fans for the trip to Kinnick Stadium did not take place this year when the coronavirus shut down attendance at home games. Operators of the Hawkeye Express plan to continue to provide the popular tradition in future seasons when the pandemic subsides.
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This unique photo shows the Hawkeye Express on special event trip with the University of Iowa Old Capitol building in the background, operating on the CRANDIC rail line. The Hawkeye Express ceased operation last year.
This unique photo shows the Hawkeye Express on special event trip with the University of Iowa Old Capitol building in the background, operating on the CRANDIC rail line. The Hawkeye Express ceased operation last year.
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The Hawkeye Express sits on the railroad tracks leading towards Kinnick Stadium prior to the first home football game of the season, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Coralville, Iowa.
The Hawkeye Express sits on the railroad tracks leading towards Kinnick Stadium prior to the first home football game of the season, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Coralville, Iowa.
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The railroad tracks leading towards Kinnick Stadium are pictured prior to the first home football game of the season, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Coralville, Iowa.
The railroad tracks leading towards Kinnick Stadium are pictured prior to the first home football game of the season, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Coralville, Iowa.
Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
The Hawkeye Express sits on the railroad tracks leading towards Kinnick Stadium prior to the first home football game of the season, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Coralville, Iowa.
The Hawkeye Express sits on the railroad tracks leading towards Kinnick Stadium prior to the first home football game of the season, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Coralville, Iowa.
Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
The Hawkeye Express sits on the railroad tracks leading towards Kinnick Stadium prior to the first home football game of the season, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Coralville, Iowa.
The Hawkeye Express sits on the railroad tracks leading towards Kinnick Stadium prior to the first home football game of the season, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Coralville, Iowa.
Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Republican Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina rides the Hawkeye Express train to tailgate before the Hawkeyes game against North Texas on Sept. 26, 2015.
Republican Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina rides the Hawkeye Express train to tailgate before the Hawkeyes game against North Texas on Sept. 26, 2015.
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