Symbol freight PR-4 for Philadelphia comes booming down the valley through Lewistown Narrows on a summer afternoon. EMD, GE and Alco four and six axle power was prevalent at this time. That Centur... (more)

Reading SD45 7603 with GP30 3619 leading a freight train near Reading, PA in 1973. Unknown photographer, slide from my collection)

EMD workhorse SD45 in SP service at speed somewhere in Arizona

NYS&W 3624 and 3000 ( Alco C-430) lead the Utica and Mohawk Valley Chapter fall foliage excursion train. Shown here, passing northbound through Oxford, NY.

SD45's 40, 39 leads three SD40-2's 3513, 3464, 3522 on the remote Sharp Subdivision. It amazes me how Union Pacific, and Burlington Northern SD45's had relatively short life's. Yet Santa Fe, and ... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

Northern Pacific SD45's numbered 3600-3629 built between 7/66 and 4/68. Twenty additional SD45 locomotives were ordered by NP as Nos. 3630-3649, but they were delivered after the BN merger and wer... (more)

Several locomotives are in Montana Rail Link’s running repair facility at its locomotive shop at Livingston, Montana, on May 7, 2012. Left to right, the EMD locomotives are SD35 No. 702, SD40-2X... (more)

UP Freight climbs the 2.2% grade toward Victorville and Barstow

Clinchfield 3632 leads the return trip to K-25 with another train of empty containers to be loaded with radioactive metal. What made today's train special was not only the appearance of Clinchfiel... (more)

Clinchfield 3632 leads the return trip to K-25 with another train of empty containers to be loaded with radioactive metal. What made today's train special was not only the appearance of Clinchfiel... (more)

Clinchfield 3632 leads the return trip to K-25 with another train of empty containers to be loaded with radioactive metal. What made today's train special was not only the appearance of Clinchfiel... (more)

The power for the day's train runs engine lite to the ETRC shop to pick up their train that's bound for the NS interchange in Blair. What made today's train special was not only the appearance of ... (more)

I remember being taken aback when first I saw these. No dynamics, no subtlety there, unique spotting feature of the C&NW. Photographer unknown. From my collection.