The first GE U50s delivered to the UP in October 1963 numbered 31-33. View of UP 31 at Chicago, Illinois on October 19, 1963. Photo taken from my collection, No photographer's name listed.
A pair of Lehigh Railway four-axles give it their all as they shove a cut of sand hoppers into the siding in Wysox, Pennsylvania where the tracks cross over Wysox Creek. This is typically as far s... (more)
After picking up a loaded sand train from Norfolk Southern in Sayre, PA, the Lehigh Railway's "Sayre Turn" works its way south as it crossed over the Chemung River with GE U23B number 23... (more)
I am guessing the crew members on this southbound were just fine having ten-year-old 1735 in the lead on a hazy November morning 40 years ago. That BQ23-7 might have been brand-new, but dislike o... (more)