Growing up in Mount Airy, Maryland, I'd ride into town with my Dad and along the way we would pass the Cold Storage Facility there. Every once in a while we'd stop and watch as an old switcher wou... (more)

Motive Power's ancient SW1 shuffles 4 UP SD9043's around the property.

Independent Locomotive Service (Holt & Bethel, MN) has worked on many locomotives, including this SW1 working at the Crookston Farmer's Co-Op Elevator just south of town. In an ever increasing vo... (more)

The first diesel unit ever delivered to Soo Line rolls southward into Thief River Falls, filling in for the MNN 1356 after the latter went down with issues.

In June 1988, Amtrak assigned EMD SW1 #736 to work coach switching duties at the Rio Grande depot in Salt Lake City. This pioneer EMD yard goat nicknamed ‘Lil’ Toot’ was built in January 194... (more)

Who is that engineer, easing his classic locomotive and small freight train agross the high bridge over the Holston River. Zoom in. Photo taken on railroad property with permission.

Scott Ogle, the ever intrepid engineer, and the railroad's operations manage, propels his beautifully restored locomotive and a photo freight across a small bridge along the Tennessee Riverfront. ... (more)

Former Southern SW1 #1007 and former Chattanooga Traction Company SW1 #4 pull a small freight train during the Vintage Diesel Railfan Photo Day on the Three Rivers Rambler.

Former Southern SW1 #1007 at warp speed.

Former Southern SW1 #1007 and former Chattanooga Traction Company SW1 #4 rumble through downtown Knoxville during the Vintage Diesel Railfan Photo Day on the Three Rivers Rambler.

Former Chattanooga Traction Company SW1 #4 poses beside a Southern Rwy boxcar near Downtown Knoxville. SW1 #4 and Southern-painted SW1 #1007 will both be used in a Vintage Diesel Railfan Photo Day... (more)

ex-Chattanooga Traction Company #4 leads the Three Rivers Rambler back to downtown Knoxville on a beautiful September day.