Union Pacific #6936 and Santa Fe #537 staged during a night photo session at Silvis, IL.

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)

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)

UP 6936 leads a excursion train around the property in Silvis.

After spending the night camped next to the Kelso depot, the first eastbound of the morning had a big surprise, DD40 UP 6936 on the point! The train has stopped to switch out cars in the small Kel... (more)

Right at Home Union Pacific "Centennial" DDA40X 6936 is spending its first morning inside its new home at the former Rock Island shops in Silvis, Illinois. The historic unit was ... (more)

Scenes like this were common during the Cheyenne Frontier Days while the train rested before returning to Denver. In 2022, it was announced The Centennial #6936 is leaving the UP Heritage Fleet b... (more)

After Rocky Mountain Railroad Club’s 1985 Denver-Laramie round trip reached Speer Junction, Wyoming, one of the largest diesels ever built replaced the largest active steam locomotive on the pla... (more)

After being on display at Portland's Union Station centennial celebration, Union Pacific 6936 departs the Rose City on the point of an intermodal train.

After picking up some maintenance-of-way cars in the small yard at Kelso, UP 6936 leads an eastbound manifest up Cima Hill. The town of Kelso in the distance to the right, and beyond are the Kels... (more)

UP6936 is panned along Highway 30 somewhere between Columbus and Grand Island, NE

Union Pacific train CBNP is approaching Grand Island, NE with an interesting consist on the point.