UP Engineering Special behind the Centennial rolls northward on the ex-C&NW single track Peoria Sub. at milepost 13.

The Engineering Special made it's way thru Eau Claire, WI as it crossed the Chippewa River. I was hoping to get the dome cars in the shot but the bridge just wasn't long enough.

UP's Engineering Special heads into South Pekin for its scheduled crew change.

Nothing gets in the way of the Inspection Special, and thats the case with coal train CWEAX 13. UP 6936 would take on a new crew in 15 minutes at Salina.

Leaving the Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Mountains behind, Union Pacific's Wimmer Engineering Special travels east through a location Rio Grande PR folks utilized to promote it's new streamlin... (more)

A brisk Winter chill shares the company of Union Pacific's Big Boy #4012 as the 1.2 million pound giant sits poised in the yard awaiting her next assingment. The Turbines have taken the th... (more)

UP 6936 "Centennial" Special making its way east over the crest of the hill along Track #2 on the UP Jeff City Sub in Kirkwood on a beautiful mid April morning. When I heard on my scanner that the... (more)

Business car IDAHO brings up the rear as the Union Pacific special clears Illinois Route 10, East of Mason City, Illinois. The Wednesday leg of UP's engineering special saw the train run later ov... (more)

Union Pacific special rolls along in the Mackinaw River bottoms, south of South Pekin, Illinois on its way to a crew change. The Wednesday leg of UP's engineering special saw the train run later o... (more)

As it continued on its special run, UP 6936 wasn't wasting any time moving through Hot Sulphur Springs.

While I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the UP 6936 Centennial Special, this UP merchandise train led by CN 8020 blasted its way past on Track #2 in the soft early morning light. Canadian N... (more)

UP's Engineering Special starts the climb up Radnor Hill on the Peoria Sub.