Representing both makes on this Burlington Northern coal train, C30-7's and SD40-2's. GE, EMD, GE, EMD, GE. Tom Ellis photo.

Things are about to drastically change in the coal fields. It was on this trip that my dad photographed his first set of SD70MAC in their Grimstein paint. A huge order of SD70MAC are coming, and D... (more)

Leaving the Orin Line and heading east on the Black Hills Subdivision, an eastbound Burlington Northern coal train led by GE C30-7 No. 5109 snakes through Donkey Creek Junction east of Gillette, W... (more)

The engineer gives a hearty wave from the cab of C30-7 No. 5593 on a Burlington Northern coal train led by five GE locomotives climbing out of a sag in the undulating Black Hills Subdivision main ... (more)

Burlington Northern GE C30-7 No. 5554 passes a sister locomotive on another coal empty on a siding just east of Donkey Creek on May 29, 1998. Empty coal trains are frequently staged here waiting t... (more)

Chicago and Northwestern U30C 933 leading a southbound freight at Spooner WI August 1976. Unknown Photographer Photo from my Collection.

A northbound MILW trackage rights train was crossing the Steel Bridge into Portland Union Station.

MILW U36C no. 5802 handles a set out and pick up at Milwaukees's yard at Black River Jct. Here the train is using Pacific Coast trackage as a yard lead as it passes by the BN owned tower that prto... (more)

Milwaukee Road 5802 handles some switching duties at their Black River yard after descending Snoqualmie Pass into the Puget Sound region. The train will set out cars for Seattle, and pick up any f... (more)

Pointing north on the Muldoon Subdivision, coming off the line from Victoria, a CSX SD40-2 and UP C30-7 block the Sunset Line main awaiting a signal.

A C 30-7 # 8070 Leads a Eastbound at Darling In the Early morning On The Santa Fe Seligman Sub in A Beautiful winter day

Burlington Northern C30-7 5138 sports it's red number boards. I believe the red number boards designated this locomotive had slave or remote ability to control unmanned helpers. The forerunners to... (more)

Chicago & North Western GE U30C 933 on Conrail, Conway, Pennsylvania. CNW U30C's (900-936)

Early carbody U30B no. 5604 grinds part of a Portland bound freight to the top of Tacoma hill with a slug set. The power will set off the block of cars, then drop back down the hill for the remain... (more)