Four brand new CNW GP50s head westbound on the IHB through Calumet Park on their maiden voyage. Tom Golden photo.

Alco builder's photo of Interstate RS-3 #31 courtesy of the Collection of Ron Flanary. The 88-mile Interstate was located in the southwest corner of Virginia. Its chief business was to haul coal f... (more)

Brand new C4 6943 leads a eastbound through Siberia on the Needles Sub.

CN M420W 2503 and 2506 prepare to make a lift at Aldershot Yard. Train 252 is a priority freight that moved containerized goods from Hamilton to Montreal. It left Hamilton early in the evening (t... (more)

Norfolk Southern Conrail Heritage Locomotive heads a 6 unit coal drag west on the Fort Wayne Line at Alliance Ohio on it's maiden run.

Fresh out of GE NS 8097 sits at the NS/EEC Interchange still in primer. 8097 was placed at the interchange about 5 minutes before this photo was taken and will be picked up and taken to Kansas Cit... (more)

4 brand new BNSF ES44C4's lead the Q-CHILAC1-06K westbound as the train is about to enter Abo Canyon. These units are on their maiden run west after being delivered to the BNSF 3 days prior.

a pair of brand new FXE ACe's led BNSF's southbound Laurel, MT to Lubbock, TX at Monument, CO

Just about any new BN six axle power quickly made its way to the coalfields, it was and is demanding service that required the best of the best. This shot at East Alliance has nearly new SD60's 83... (more)

brand new BNSF Warbonnet SD75M 8280 sits on the ready tracks at BNSF's new Commerce diesel facility

A pair of brand new CSX ES44AC's and a CSX ES40DC lead intermodal train Q113 west through East Chicago Indiana on what might be their maiden voyage

Two brand new Norfolk Southern units await their new crew for the final leg of the Enola to Montreal trip on a snowy day.

Though not my favorite grey and yellow scheme, this one looked pretty awesome basking in sunlight while dark storm clouds were overhead and behind. The date is approximate, the year could be 1974.

With less than a month of service under it's wheels, (original) Norfolk Southern GP38 #2002 pauses on the turntable lead at Glenwood Yard in Raleigh, NC in July 1966 awaiting it's next assignment.

BRAND NEW pair of SD70ACe's pass through Circleville. Hopper cars line the siding as the Grain elevator in the background will be loading a unit train soon.