Locomotive #611 – METX

Locomotive #611 – METX

Chris Guss Photo EMD F40C Metra (METX) #611, originally built as Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific (Milwaukee Road) #611 in 1974 by General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD), was recently donated by our friends at Metra to Railroading Heritage of Midwest...
Locomotive #537 – ATSF

Locomotive #537 – ATSF

Back in its former glory, ATSF #537 now proudly wears the red & silver Warbonnet paint scheme once again – RRHMA-Silvis photo Scott Dolanc A recent addition to the RRHMA – Silvis fleet is BNSF Railway #537, originally built as Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe...
Locomotive #5511 – Santa Fe

Locomotive #5511 – Santa Fe

Union Pacific 2-10-2 type steam locomotive 5511, was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1923, builder number 56999.  The locomotive was Union Pacific class TTT-6, using UP’s system of the first letter of each digit in the wheel arrangement to...
Locomotive #3985 – Challenger

Locomotive #3985 – Challenger

Union Pacific (UP) #3985 was one of 105 4-6-6-4 Challenger type locomotives owned and operated UP.  Classified as a 4664-4 by the railroad, the locomotive was built by the American Locomotive Company in July 1943 with builder’s number 70174.  It was included in the...
Locomotive #6936 – DD40X

Locomotive #6936 – DD40X

Union Pacific (UP) #6936 is a DD40X built in January of 1971 in an order of 47 units numbered 6900-6946 and classified as the largest diesel locomotives ever built. They were nicknamed Centennial units because the first one built came out on the 100-year anniversary...