The crew and their SW9 switcher spot empty grain cars while working the massive Cenex Harvest States elevator in Superior, WI. The large bridge overhead is the John A. Blatnik bridge that connect... (more)
BSFSR SW9 106 has completed its Saturday excursion as northbound NS 124 passes with a NS SD70M-2 2778 and BNSF SD75I 8281 for its trip up the CNO&TP.
Freshly repainted United States Steel Works SW9 #1246 switches gondolas at the mill in Granite City.
Union plated over the side cab window on this unit but left the rear windows for some strange reason. Her she's getting ready to go to work early on a summer morning. I really like the extra wal... (more)
It's early morning and the railroad is going to work. Apparently someone decided they didn't need the cab on the front unit so the just plated it over. Love those old cars.
Western Pacific SW9 601 was the first of WP's six of that model switcher. Built by EMD in May 1952, after the merger with the Union Pacific WP 601 was rebuilt into UP's SW10 pregram, becoming UP ... (more)
The first locomotive to move across the new Goldsborough Creek Bridge was the 900 "City of Elma" at 2:15 PM today. Trainman Jerry gives the thumbs up as Dispatcher Dave looks on from the cab. Th... (more)
North Star Steel SW9 1678, seen here at the CSX yard in Riverdale, IL, was built in December 1952 as Pennsylvania Railroad 8523 (later renumbered PRR 9123, PC 9123 and CR 9123).
Yorkrail switcher still in Maryland and Pennsylvania paint scheme rests over the holiday break at the Glatfelter paper mill.
Former ICG SW9 (upgraded to SW14 status) sits outside the engine house at Waterloo, Iowa.
The engineer on the 11:00 train blows for a crossing on the return trip to Coopersville.
4449 sold! Now ex-RPRC 4449 sits with a door open and a ghetto spray paint patch job, as it was sold/leased to TransiTech Incorporated and now wears "TANX 1252".
