Paul Meyer photo.

My dad captured a rare occurrence here. A hotshot Southern Pacific train is running on the Union Pacific, ex Western Pacific (Shafter Subdivision). My assumption is the Southern Pacific Causeway i... (more)

A westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train operating from Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD passes the former Chicago & North Western depot in Sleepy Eye, MN on a beautiful March evening. The lead loc... (more)

The deadlines at NRE keep shrinking as NRE continues to purge the equipment at the Silvis facility prior to its closure this year.

A big old SD45-T2 on a work train. Not something I'm use to seeing everyday.

One year ago today on New Year's Eve 2019, GEXR 3054 which is still wearing its original SP paint prepares to stop in Bradford, PA to do a pickup in the yard. Recently in December 2020, this unit ... (more)

In February 2001, BNSF and the TP&W switched interchange of intermodal from Ft. Madison to the Galesburg terminal, where it was combined with manifest bound for Peoria. The intermodal portion of ... (more)

Two SD45T-2s pull intermodal loads down the BNSF (former CB&Q) main in a switching move. Intermodal and manifest were combined into one train at Galesburg necessitating this move at the destinati... (more)

Smoke from nearby forest fires dominates the morning as an eastbound Southern Pacific train on the Modoc Line starts the climb out of the Madeline Plains. Once the train reaches the summit at Cre... (more)

A rare former SP 9362 sits in the AOK Yard in Wister Oklahoma.

The hills surrounding Bradford, Pennsylvania are full of late fall color as the Buffalo & Pittsburgh SIRI makes its switching moves at Foster Brook. On the point is GEXR 3054, a former SP SD45T-2 ... (more)

Despite being past peak, the hills surrounding Bradford, Pennsylvania are still full of fall color as the Buffalo & Pittsburgh's SIRI departs southbound along the bank of Tunungwant Creek's East B... (more)

MNA has acquired several former SP tunnel motors over the years, as of lately they've begun to retire them or sell them off. Several months ago 9362 was still active on the MNA roster, and here it... (more)

Former SP Tunnel Motor 9362 leads a power set to Pearl Yard for the MNA's overnight train to Cotter, AR. This unit has had several different owners over the years, but has somehow managed to stay ... (more)