In the early 1980s the Amherst Railway Society sponsored the repainting of Boston & Maine SW9 1223 into its original brown and yellow scheme. Here the sharp-looking switcher was working the East F... (more)

The Milford-Bennington Railroad has a stretch of uneven track looking quite precarious as it leaves Milford (Granite State Concrete) and heads to the quarry in Wilton. The locomotive here is pushi... (more)

Back on State-owned track, the MBRR crew throttles up past the Wilton Police Department and over Burns Hills Rd in Wilton, NH. This was the first run of the day and the crew was bringing the empty... (more)

This little RR operation was amazing to watch since there's nothing quite like it around! The SW9 shoves the train, caboose first, up to the quarry, loads the hoppers, and then the locomotive lea... (more)

Soo Line SW9s 2118 and 2117 with a transfer from the BN passing under Garfield Ave in Duluth MN June 1979. The 2118 has yet to be painted into the "Duluth" scheme, that won't happen unti... (more)

Soo Line SW9s 2119 and 2118 picking up a transfer from the BN at Rices Point Yard in Duluth July 1980. These SW9s were built in September 1953 for the original Wisconsin Central. The 2119 was pain... (more)

The Milford-Bennington Railroad is a shortline in Southern New Hampshire. The line's sole purpose is to haul stone from a quarry in South Lyndenboro to Granite State Concrete in Milford. The train... (more)

The Milford-Bennington Railroad is a shortline in Southern New Hampshire. The line's sole purpose is to haul stone from a quarry in South Lyndenboro to Granite State Concrete in Milford. The train... (more)

The Milford-Bennington Railroad is a shortline in Southern New Hampshire. The line's sole purpose is to haul stone from a quarry in South Lyndenboro to Granite State Concrete in Milford. The train... (more)

The CHS (Cenex Harvest States) elevator uses EMD switch engines to shuffle grain cars around its 18 million bushel capacity facilities, the largest in Duluth-Superior. The facility dates back to 1... (more)

On an overcast day, an ICG SW9 leads a caboose hop at 21st Street Interlocking. Tom Golden photo.

After receiving permission to occupy the Yard Limits between Wilton and MP-I13 from the Pan Am Railways District 2 Dispatcher, Milford-Bennington continues South. Having been only the second time ... (more)

An eye-candy view from the summer of 2019 at the former Rock Island yard and shop in Silvis, Illinois.

LOSX 146 sits in Waycross awaiting its next move as it I think is used primarily to move any locomotives around at the small facility located along the CSX Jesup Sub. Taken with permission

WC 1231 and 1236 wait for their next heavy switching assignment near the yard office at Shops Yard, North Fond du Lac, WI. The Wisconsin Central was a rolling museum for older EMD power. SW9 1231 ... (more)