The brakeman on BNSF 146 radios the engineer on the BNSF 122 to move into the BNSF yard to pick up another string of cars for switching.

BNSF 146 and BNSF 122 prepare to head back into the yard in San Diego to pick up another string of cars to switch. In the background is the the big United States Navy shipyard.

On March 11, 1989, a set of Chicago Central & Pacific locomotives rumble by Corwith Tower. This tower protected the Illinois Central (formerly ICG/GM&O) with Santa Fe tracks into Corwith Yard, and... (more)

A BN local is departing with lease unit, originally PC, then CR leading the train. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Western Pennsylvania coal train bound for Edison's River Rouge power plant near Detroit, Michigan, led by PRR GP9 7253, PRR GP9B 3818 and Detroit, Toledo & Ironton GP9 990 rolling through Orovill... (more)

Paducah rebuilt and still with the short-lived tri-light up top. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

A ubiquitous model working a chemical plant. I would love to see a book on the many travels of these excellent products of the Paducah rebuilt shop. Like CF7s and GP16s they ended up almost ever... (more)

A pair of former Illinois Central GP10's (now patched for RMEX) are seen sitting in Anniston, AL. These two locomotives were in tow on Norfolk Southern train 245 a few weeks back when their train ... (more)

Led by classic first generation hoods, with a former NP unit on the point, this EB freight makes its way across the northern prairies. Photo by unknown, from my collection.

"You gotta go to Alaska for a few days". "Oh, darn, alright but you own me." (Never let the good deal monitor know you might enjoy any trip, or you'll never go again. Anyway,... (more)

A thing of the past. A CNW Torpedo tube EMD GP7 rests at the railroads yard on a beautiful spring afternoon in April 1979 the CNW was at the time chop nosing. and rebuilding some of these unit's

CN's "1430 St. Boniface Industrial" job pulls into Fort Rouge Yard.

A pair of BNSF GP's climb out of the trench after rolling through the Westminster Junction tunnel as they come into Saint Paul, Minnesota. The train is bound for CP's Pigs Eye Yard with a transfer... (more)

GTW 5818 Works the CN Gladstone yard on a snowy January afternoon in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

FORT WORTH TX (July) 1983 — Katy GP40s 221, 170, 172, 186 and 205 idle. My photo.