Steam & Excursion > RRHMA's 6936 Excursion

By now, most are aware that the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America organization operated UP 6936, currently the only operating DDA40X "Centennial" (until the Illinois Railway Museum gets theirs done), on an excursion between Silvis, IL and South Amana, IA, plus a trip between Silvis and Bureau Junction, IL.

Here are the results of my chase from both days. Enjoy!

1) Crossing the Arsenal Bridge over the Mississippi River.
2) Exiting the Arsenal Bridge into downtown Davenport, IA.
3) Street running along 5th Street in Davenport.

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4) Arriving in Wilton, IA.
5) Drone view of the Wilton arrival.
6) Back on the move - passing the former Rock Island depot in Iowa City.

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7) Crossing the Iowa River in Iowa City.
8) Arriving at the wye in South Amana.
9) Reversing the train onto the wye.

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10) Backing around the wye.
11) Back on the move eastbound - passing the Amana Colonies welcome sign.
12) Crossing the Cedar River in Moscow.

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13) Cemetery in Durant.
14) Williams White building in Moline.
15) On the approach towards Silvis.

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16) Day 2 - passing the former Rock Island depot in Geneseo, IL.
17) Mineral grain elevator
18) Former Rock Island depot in Tiskilwa
 

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19) After lunch in Bureau Junction, the train reverses past the former Rock Island depot before proceeding west.
20) Overpass at Wyanet
21) Outside Annawan - ethanol plant on the left, chasers on the right.

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22) Geneseo again
23) Crossing the Rock River in Colona
24) On the approach to Silvis, meeting CBBI.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/22/25 19:02 by trainmandan.

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25) One last shot of the approach to Silvis.

Thank you so much for looking! Here's to more excursions in the future, hopefully behind steam!

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Thanks for sharing your excellent photos!  Best one I've seen yet of the Wilton arrival.  All are great.  I wondered  how the Cedar River bridge shots would turn out looking directly into the sun.  Going B&W worked well here.

Andy

Great stuff, love the drone shot looking back across the river at D'Port.

Out 

Thanks for posting! wonderful shots.

As good as it gets, awesome work!

Great photos. Glad to see the 6936 avoided the cemetary if you know what I mean.

Adam

Outstanding series -- best of the bunch in my opinion.  Thank you.

-John

Great stuff. Saw a few drones in the sky Sunday from the train.  Now I know who one of them was. LOL
MILW86A 

Amazing photos.  Thank you for sharing them with us.

Lot's of nice angles in your photos. Appears the weather cooperated. Thanks for sharing.

Great bunch with terrific variety...

JG

High quality set of the UP 6936 excursions .
I rode the trip to Bureau. From the "Dutch door" I enjoyed watching you enthusiastic railfans chase the train . Was impressed by the organized double photo lines at key spots on the route to and from Bureau. FUN trip and well managed by RRHMA . Delicious catered lunch.