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Special Duty Locomotives
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.
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Photo ID: 694854

UP 3070 pulls an empty coal train out of Xcel Energy's Allen S. King power plant. UP's entire fleet of Tier IV EMDs had been stored for several months, but a power imbalance caused by flooding was... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe-T4
Location: Bayport, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: UP 3070
Train ID: UP CBPWT
Photo Date: March 26, 2019


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By: Josh Cleary

Added: Apr 22, 2019

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Photo ID: 694815

EMDX Demonstrator 90 sits at EMD's LaGrange Plant.

Railroad: EMDX
Locomotive: EMD SD90MAC-H
Location: McCook, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: EMDX 90
Train ID: N/A
Photo Date: April 21, 2019


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By: Robby Gragg

Added: Apr 22, 2019

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Photo ID: 694813

On one of the nicest Easter Sundays in the Chicago area in decades, a UP SD70ACe-T4 sits at the EMD LaGrange facility.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe-T4
Location: McCook, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: UP 3012
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 21, 2019


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By: Robby Gragg

Added: Apr 21, 2019

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Photo ID: 694752

On a muggy afternoon, the Pittsfield Boston Line local comes in to the Selkirk receiving yard with some interesting power. Not sure why the two new MACs came off of, possibly used for pusher powe... (more)

Railroad: Conrail
Locomotive: EMD SD80MAC
Location: Selkirk, New York, USA
Locomotive #: CR 4114
Train ID: CR WA-PI-10
Photo Date: July 02, 1996


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By: Gary R. Schermerhorn

Added: Apr 21, 2019

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Photo ID: 694715

Railroad: Trans-Global Solutions, Inc.
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Hutchins, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: ECRX 3002
Train ID: Yard Job
Photo Date: April 20, 2019


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By: Nelson Acosta Spotterimages

Added: Apr 20, 2019

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Photo ID: 694654

In spring 1987, a work train is setting out water cars at sidings in the Cascades so they can be available for fire service in the summer.

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD9
Location: Fields siding , Oregon, USA
Locomotive #: SP 4405
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 09, 1987


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By: Wendel Moran

Added: Apr 20, 2019

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Photo ID: 694650

In 1974, Santa Fe was experiencing a power shortage. They pulled sets of SD24's and DL 600's out of storage using them in captive service between Barstow and Bakersfield. Here, a set of five SD24'... (more)

Railroad: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
Locomotive: EMD SD24
Location: Bealville, California, USA
Locomotive #: ATSF 4550
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May, 1974


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By: Joe Blackwell

Added: Apr 20, 2019

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Photo ID: 694648

“Harm’s Way to Harvest” ~ One of 154,204 G506 World War II era 235-ci, 83-hp, 1-1/2 ton, 4x4, standard cargo/troop transports built by Chevy in Pontiac, Michigan languishes in the spring sun... (more)

Railroad: Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Hanson, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: SW 3910
Train ID: Loaded Scoot Train
Photo Date: April 17, 2019


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By: Frederick Manfred Simon

Added: Apr 20, 2019

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Photo ID: 694608

From an October 2005 visit to Montana three SD35s lead the Day Gas east at Perma. I was probably here to see 4449 but picked up this train as a very nice bonus. The backlighting worked well on th... (more)

Railroad: Montana Rail Link
Locomotive: EMD SD35
Location: Perma, Montana, USA
Locomotive #: MRL 702
Train ID: Gas Local
Photo Date: October 14, 2004


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By: Frank Keller

Added: Apr 20, 2019

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Photo ID: 694603

Seeing an executive SD70MAC leading in 2019 is a rare sight, seeing an all EMD consist on the transcon in 2019 is extremely rare. Here a Chicago, IL to Robstown, TX Q train grinds west at the base... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Bazar, Kansas, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 9687
Train ID: Q CHIROB6 18M
Photo Date: April 19, 2019


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By: Austin S....

Added: Apr 19, 2019

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Photo ID: 694518

NS 825 slowly pulls westbound out of the yard in Roanoke at Control Point WB with an SD70ACe leading the way.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: NS 1044
Train ID: NS 825
Photo Date: April 18, 2019


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By: DanielA

Added: Apr 18, 2019

Views: 1,655
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Photo ID: 694508

"Double Diamond at Stoney Creek" Conrail Shared Assets YPSC-01 pauses in between the double diamond on the Stoney Creek Secondary while the conductor lines a switch into the south side of ... (more)

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD40E
Location: Trainer, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NS 6341
Train ID: CSAO YPSC-01
Photo Date: April 16, 2019


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By: Greg Grice

Added: Apr 18, 2019

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Photo ID: 694503

I labelled this photo as "westbound, near De Beque, Colorado". That`s all I know! Research on Railpics seems to say that loco 8385 is an SD40T-2. Seen in 1994.

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD40T-2
Location: De Beque, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: SP 8385
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 13, 1994


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By: phil cotterill

Added: Apr 18, 2019

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Photo ID: 694493

Railroad: Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD40-3
Location: Proctor, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: DMIR 406
Train ID: N/A
Photo Date: April 14, 2019


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By: FoxRiverRailfan

Added: Apr 18, 2019

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Photo ID: 694492

PTC Dark Signals and Amtraks, Oh My! UP's coast line from Los Angeles to Oakland sees a number of Amtrak trains throughout the day, ranging from the commuter Pacific Surfliners to the long ... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70AH
Location: Pismo Beach, California, USA
Locomotive #: UP 8850
Train ID: PCBOA3-11
Photo Date: April 14, 2019


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By: Nathaniel Holguin

Added: Apr 18, 2019

Views: 3,219
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