UP DDA40X 6936 leads the Quad Cities Rocket East past the vintage Rock Island depot in Geneseo.

UP DDA40X 6936 leads the Quad Cities Rocket East past the vintage elevator at Mineral.

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

UP DDA40X #6936 and IAIS Rock Island heritage unit #513 lead "The Quad Cities Rocket” westbound through downtown Davenport, IA. on a misty Saturday morning. This was a fundraiser trip hoste... (more)

“The Quad Cities Rocket” hosted by Railroading Heritage Of Midwest America (RRHMA) and the Iowa Interstate Railroad is seen staged at RRHMA’s facility in Silvis, IL. ready for departure on S... (more)

UP 7654 (ES44AC) leads an oil can train through Coal Creek Canyon as it heads east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub towards Denver, Colorado.

UP 7654 (ES44AC) leads a freight through the trees at Leyden, Colorado and will soon be in the Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver.

Northbound freight is cooling its heels in the siding and waiting for a meet with a local. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America's excursion train over Iowa Interstate rails, named the "City of Bureau Jct.", starts its return trip back to Silvis, IL from Bureau Jct.

UP 6519 leads an eastbound coal train.

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

UP 5329 (ES44AC) leads the Grand Junction to Denver train east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub and into the bright Colorado sunrise.

Union Pacific, UP 7929 S/B long intermodal waits for a BNSF N/B mixed freight to clear its train before proceeding south on the Seattle Sub at Kalama, WA on July 8, 2024 on a very hot morning. The... (more)

UP 1997 (SD40N) joins other light power waiting in the Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

UP 7055 & 6609 eastbound with a loaded coal train.