Landisville Railroad’s former LV/Conrail SW900M prepares to pull a cut of cars back to the road’s yard, around a mile to the south. Engineer Jacob Rink is at the controls, while Conductor Matt... (more)
Peoria & Pekin Union Railway EMD SW9 No. 605 sits at the railroad’s facility near East Peoria, Illinois, in March 1984. This 1,200 hp switcher looks similar to the SW8, but has two exhaust stack... (more)
OKLAHOMA CITY Nov 16 1981 — Katy SW9 18 awaits a crew to continue switching duties at Harter Yard. The facility was formerly operated by the Rock Island. EMD built the 18 (b/n 11739) in 1952 as ... (more)
Amtrak "SW1000R" 792, seen in the carrier's Ivy City facility, was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as Montour SW9 73 in May 1952. This SW9 was later sold to Youngstown &... (more)
Boston & Maine SW9 1223 was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in January 1952. EMD built 815 of these 1200 horsepower switchers – 786 for American owners, and 29 in Canada for ope... (more)