Microprocessor controls and EMD’s new 710G engine first appeared together in SD60 demonstrators EMD 1 through 4 between May and June 1984. Years later, the prototypes were still testing new tech... (more)

A westbound BNSF coal train slowly grinds upgrade on Winston Hill between Townsend and Winston, Montana, on July 7, 2021. A brief storm has passed, allowing the afternoon sun to illuminate the sce... (more)

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy EMD E5 No. 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr Budd-built streamliner trainset runs north past houses and driveways on Division Street in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on September 3... (more)

Three BNSF C44-9Ws bring a BNSF grain empty over the long bridge spanning an arm of Lake Pend Oreille between Algoma and Sandpoint, Idaho, on February 3, 2022. BNSF’s is constructing another new... (more)

Soo Line EMD GP7 No. 376 sits in the north siding off the westbound main line at Brookfield, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of May 7, 1991, as the westbound Amtrak Empire Builder flies by the vintage... (more)

Union Pacific Slug S4 began life as cabless EMD UP GP9B No. 316B that was constructed in September 1957. After the locomotive was retired in August 1975, it was rebuilt into Slug S4 for hump yard ... (more)

Led by EMD SD38AC No. 203, a southbound Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range ore train is just south of Iron Junction, Minnesota, on September 9, 1989.

Two BNSF trains meet of Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana, on July 4, 2021. With am extended Austin siding now just over four mile long, both trains stay on the move through Iron Ridge cut betwe... (more)

A westbound Norfolk Southern local, powered by EMD GP38AC No. 4120, crosses a bridge over the Embarras River between Philo and Tolono, Illinois, on October 11, 1995.

Early sales of EMD SD70Ms from the 70 Series was slow at first, with a lot of floor space at the builder devoted to erecting A.C. traction SD70MACs. One exception was a small order of 25 SD70Ms fo... (more)

An extra east Wisconsin Central train, led by former Milwaukee Road SDL39 No. 585, is climbing Byron Hill between Fond du Lac and Hamilton, Wisconsin, on the morning of February 2, 1992. The 2,300... (more)

The first EMD GP20s built were for Western Pacific, and they had a high short hood, as did Great Northern’s 36 units. February 25, 1985, WP GP20 No. 2006 is stored at Salt Lake City, Utah, after... (more)

Led by K-37 Mikado No. 493 is a northbound (timetable westbound, historically) Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train and is approaching 15th Street in Durango, Colorado, on the morning o... (more)

Passing a yard switcher taking a short break, Burlington Northern train 154 enters Galesburg Yard 17 February 17, 1991. The sprawling yard at Galesburg was a major facility for BN and is located s... (more)

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