The Tunnel Motors were designed to keep units from overheating in tunnels and snowsheds like those on Donner Pass. The tunnel motor design was applied to 245 SP-SSW SD45T-2s and 239 SP-SSW and... (more)
Southern Pacific B36-7 7760 rests between assignments at Bedford Park , Illinois, on February 10, 1992. These high horsepower GEs, of 1980 and 1984, set the stage for even higher horsepower 4-ax... (more)
SP purchased in 1974, three GP40P-2s originally built for commuter service. In 1993 they were rebuilt and converted strictly for freight service by removing their steam generators. Originally bu... (more)
At the Waycross, Georgia shop on September 19 and 20, 1992, CSXT forces painted over the gray on the brand-new C40-8W No. 7812 for use on then President Bush's campaign train. The locomotive was ... (more)
Nickel Plate Road ordered twenty SD9 units in 1957, for use in the coalfields of the Nickel Plate's Wheeling District. These units were built without dynamic brakes, an unusual feature for the ... (more)