WW 954 idles as they service National Refrigerants, Rosenhayn NJ

It wasn't unusual for 'rails' to chalk their inside jokes on each other's locomotives. In this case, 'swine' is a play on SD9 and the hoghead's nickname. What is unusual in this photo however is ... (more)

Headed to Sieler
Columbia Basin Railroad’s turn to Wheeler from Warden is on the former Milwaukee Road branch to Moses Lake, Washington, moving two covered hoppers to the Wilbur Ellis... (more)

MNTX 6234 crosses the Cedar Bend Drawbridge over the St. Croix River on its way back to Osceola during its 2nd trip of the day.

A pair of high noses meet at the Osceola Depot.

MNTX 6234 (shoving) crosses the Cedar Bend Drawbridge over the St. Croix River heading toward Marine on its second trip of the day.

MNTX 6234 crosses the Cedar Bend Drawbridge over the St. Croix River on its way back to Osceola.

While the crew of the Medford Switcher takes a break, power for the job is parked on the main at the depot.

A chartered photo freight moves over the South Santiam river with the Albany & Eastern LLW 5399 on point. For more photos and videos of train, follow me on Instagram @j.po_railphotos

PUEBLO CO June 16 1973 — Rio Grande SD9 5313 leads a caboose hop as it travels south. My photo.

An eastbound Burlington Northern local, powered by venerable EMD SD9 No. 6150, crosses a bridge near Holman, Minnesota, on September 23, 1994.

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range EMD SD9 No. 168 sits in the railroad’s locomotive facility at Keenan Yard at Keenan, Minnesota, on September 9, 1989.

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)

Less than ten blocks from the mainline, an extra West Stayton Local heads east through Southeast Salem on the Geer Branch. The track would be leased to the new Willamette Valley Railway at the end... (more)

Broadside view of SD9 PNWR 1854 leading out of Salem, OR.