Out Of The Fog         
S-CBPS with UP VP of Engineering Bill Wimmer aboard speeds east on a foggy Friday morning.
Date: 4/4/2008 Location: Logan, IA   Map Show Logan on a rail map Views: 2829 Collection Of:   Ed Schopperth
Locomotives: UP 6936(DDA40X)    Author:  Ed Schopperth
Out Of The Fog
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Logan IA
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David Stewart General Never thought about till now, But I'm glad they did not remove the marker lights...I'm glad they kept it mostly origanal configurertion. 4/8/2008 9:30:21 PM
Mark Herren General terrific shot!! 4/24/2008 8:30:41 PM
John Matrow General I remember when CNWk did not allow Centennials in Iowa because of bridge limits. One got through in the late '70's and they had to route it back through Missouri. 8/9/2008 11:45:10 PM
Ron Moraca General Awesome photo, Ed. The DDA40X weighed 270 tons. There were and are bridges that can't handle that much weight. 9/18/2008 11:41:55 PM
David Nutter General Amazing shot! 4/20/2009 6:52:56 AM
Toby Schramm General Love the DDA40X's. One of my favorite engines. You captured this one very nicely. 5/2/2009 7:53:32 PM
Ted Marshall General Great catch; nice shot. 6/5/2009 2:35:04 PM
Peter Benham General 6936 does NOT look her age! 6/20/2009 5:30:17 PM
Daryl Cleveland General What a beautiful behemoth! Great shot! 7/13/2009 12:36:07 PM
Nate Lafond General Now THAT is some power, awesome shot Ed! 12/20/2009 1:44:52 PM
John Danielson General Excellent shot! (RRPA homepage 6/19/2010) 6/19/2010 1:18:02 PM
Trey Kunz General Tremendous shot! 7/1/2011 8:37:36 PM
Rev. Jonathan Spurlock General This photo has it all: classic engine and train; misty, almost ethereal atmosphere, and just enough light so we can verify what's on the tracks. Fantastic shot! May this Centennial run for a long time to come! 5/28/2013 10:34:28 PM
Steve E General Great Shot ! The Wings on the nose need to be Bigger though ! 8/25/2013 8:20:46 PM
Braedan Dunne General Outstanding shot!!! Brought here by the RRPA homepage. 7/3/2014 10:58:40 AM
Tom Beckett General The fog makes the perfect mood shot. Excellent work. Should be an editor pick. 6/28/2015 3:29:40 AM
Ben Kranefeld General Fantastic Shot! Seen on Homepage 9/11/2015 11:41:17 PM
Randy Curlin General Great catch! On RRPA homepage 5/22/2016 2:09:09 PM
Timothy Holliday General That's an amazing shot! Nicely captured! Homepage 11/07/2016 at 2:38 p.m. central timezone. Great shot! 11/7/2016 3:41:29 PM
David Krebs General Very nice shot! UP sent one of these down to Ray Yard at Denison, TX to check for clearance on the Red River bridge. Cleared the bridge. Couldn't manage the hill. Called the yard for help with an "eight axle unit". The yards reply, "AN EIGHT AXLE DIESEL?!" 9/16/2018 1:11:42 PM
Matthew Zisi General Nice shot! 9/22/2020 7:16:24 AM
Matthew Zisi General Homepage 9/22/20! 9/22/2020 7:16:38 AM

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