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        This page was created to highlight my one and only capture of the UP 6936, the Centennial. As part of Union Pacific Railroad's heritage fleet, this locomotive is used today to pull special passenger trains around the UP system as an ambassador of the railroad. It remained the final piece of the UP heritage fleet that I had not been fortunate enough to witness in mainline action. The other members of the fleet have their own pages here at Railroad Crossings, (UP 3985 and UP 951) and I am extremely happy to fill the fianl piece of the puzzle now with this page.

        This page represents a small portion of a much larger system tour through several states in the western US in late Aug, 2002. The date I caught her was on Aug 23, 2002 in Caliente, NV, where I then followed through the Meadow Valley Wash to Las Vegas, NV. I would have followed the next day over Tehachapi, but there was another conflicting event that I felt was more important to attend. I'll hopefully have another chance to see this beauty in action and to help this page grow.

        So please enjoy the photos of the 6936 running through one of the gems of western US railroading, the Meadow Valley Wash!  Click on a Thumbnail to View larger image. All images are copyrighted.  Use for profit by permission only.