The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America organization operated two days of excursions with restored DDA40X "Centennial" locomotive #6936, with Iowa Interstate providing ES44AC #513 fo... (more)

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America organization operated two days of excursions with restored DDA40X "Centennial" locomotive #6936, with Iowa Interstate providing ES44AC #513 fo... (more)

Centennial At Chicago Junction. Making its departure out of Bureau, DDA40X #6936 passes Chicago Junction, the location where the Iowa Interstate's Blue Island and Peoria Subdivisions meet.

UP DDA40X #6936 and IAIS Rock Island heritage unit #513 lead "The Quad Cities Rocket” west across the Rock River in Colona, IL. This was a fundraiser trip hosted by Railroading Heritage of ... (more)

UP 6936 and IAIS 513 leads "The Quad Cities Rocket" train across the Iowa River

UP 6936 patiently waits at the diesel shops in Silvis, IL as it will lead an excursion this weekend on the Iowa Intersate Railroad

This was an incredibly busy year but occasionally I got up to the pass for a day. These units were becoming more rare and I was happy to catch just a few.

UP had only ordered twenty two GP35's plus they bought two demos from EMD as second hand units. Here a GP35 is coupled to a DDA40X showing the huge size difference. The seventies had a large varie... (more)

In the Forefront. Because of the setup arrangement, this was the only shot that I could get of the Centennial in the foreground. I think this shows its massive size as it shoulders out the... (more)

Memories of Former Glory. The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America's Centennial unit poses with the recently repainted Santa Fe 537 during a night shoot.

The world's largest diesel locomotive. It's hard to imagine that not only were they the largest, but also one of the fastest. Here it is in Salt Lake City near the end of it's service life. UP got... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America held its annual "Walk Amongst Giants" fundraiser on June 29, 2024. The fundraiser allows visitors to go inside the former Rock Island steam sh... (more)

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America held its annual "Walk Amongst Giants" fundraiser on June 29, 2024. The fundraiser allows visitors to go inside the former Rock Island steam sh... (more)

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America held its annual "Walk Amongst Giants" fundraiser on June 29, 2024. The fundraiser allows visitors to go inside the former Rock Island steam sh... (more)