BN 6004 was Balmer Yard's principal hump engine in the mid-70s. The unit was GN's fifth SD7, part of a fleet of 23 SD7s and 27 SD9s, most of which were assigned to Minnesota. I enjoyed several eve... (more)

BN 6009, an SD7, shares the Belknap Yard engine facilities with for more SD7s and SD9s was well as other EMD power between assignments they day after Christmas 1975. Located next to downtown Super... (more)

Last of its Kind: Portland and Western number 1501 was one of the last SD7 locomotives in regular freight service in North America. It was built in November of 1952 as Southern Pacific numb... (more)

SP SD7 1518 sits on display at IRM.

Switching cars in Guadalupe, on California's Central Coast, is Southern Pacific SD7R 1500. Built by EMD in January 1953 as SP SD7 5292, this engine was renumbered to SP 2713 in the railroad's mas... (more)

SAGINAW TX June 4 1978 — BN (CS) SD7 814 awaits a call to duty. EMD built the unit in February 1953. The SD7 is sub-lettered for Colorado and Southern. It was renumbered to 6074 before being ret... (more)

As one of Southern Pacific's "Haulers" heads west out of the railroad's West Colton Yard, it stops on the main at Pomona so the crew on it can converse with the crew on SP 3802 east (an ... (more)

Blue thunder
One of the visceral treats of Montana Rail Link’s route over Mullan Pass is listening to a heavy unit grain or coal train assault the hill from a location near the top of... (more)

The fog is coming.

ex-B&LE power in Georgia back in 2005.

I found a vintage Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad EMD SD7 on the Hartwell Railroad back in 2005. It was still being used at the time but is stored derelict in Airline, Georgia as of 2022. It was bui... (more)

HRT 454 is passing thru Chattanooga Tn while in transit to the Hartwell RR .

A Meeting of the Generations: Amtrak Cascades train number 508 arrives into Albany, Oregon with Non Powered Control Unit number 90252 bringing up the end of the train. As number 508 pulls i... (more)

Burlington Northern EMD SD7 No. 6054 sits stored at the railroad’s locomotive facility in Clyde Yard at Cicero, Illinois, in November 1983. The locomotive was built in December 1952 as Chicago, ... (more)

Portland & Western 1501 switches cars at the south end of Albany yard. The 69-year old SD7 is one of the oldest locomotives still working regularly in Oregon.