I was still in a state of shock that they were back out running when I took this.
73 MPH
UP's Wimmer Engineering Special rounds the wye from I&M RR to UP Peoria Sub. The Officers Special started the day in Sedalia, MO and is en route to Proviso, IL via St. Louis, Springfield, IL Sout... (more)
On its way south out of Kremmling, UP 6936 had more than a few of us in hot pursuit.
This DD40 has certainly seen better days. The rust streaks and dirt on the loco suggest it has been sitting here awhile. But internally the locomotive is being rebuilt. I believe this was sold to ... (more)
UP Engineering Special SYCPB-16 arrives in Villa Grove, IL only minutes off its scheduled time.
Dropping into the high desert, the Wimmer Engineering special passes under the SP signal bridge at milepost 377 on the UP's Mojave Sub.
UP's DDA40X, 6936, sits in CPT for one more night with Chicago's Sears Tower looming overhead. What a shiny locomotive it is!
Two DDA40X "Centennials" and a GP9B bring a westbound down Cajon Pass.
Union Pacific DDA40Xs 6937 and 6921, along with a GP30B, take an eastbound manifest over Cajon Pass on a snowy December 30, 1974.
A pair of Union Pacific DDA40X "Centennials" bring a hot "van" train through Victorville.
