Boston and Maine switcher awaits it's next duties while sitting in the yard in Manchester with the old depot in the background. Back then the trains would cross the busy Elm St. (runs parallel to... (more)

Cranking up to switch some privately-owned passenger cars that are in town, RPCX SW1 738, still carrying the lettering for former owner Washington Terminal, was found at St. Louis’ Union Station... (more)

NIRC 1, the oldest unit on Metra’s roster, sits with a couple bi-levels at Burr Oak Yard in Blue Island, IL.

Luzerne & Susquehanna SW1 #600 takes a short freight through Wilkes-Barre.

Luzerne & Susquehanna SW1 #600 takes a short freight under the CP tracks.

WWRC 8408 leads an excursion train back to Greenbank Station.

BN SW1 no. 93 prepares to lead a short local run from North La Crosse yard into downtown La Crosse to switch industries in the city. The switcher shows off an amazingly clean rendition of CB&Q's ... (more)

Long time resident "Big Joe" Johnson Railway Service SW1, sporting the Koch Food paint scheme is waiting in idle while the Remote Control Operator is on his lunch break. This SW1 started it's life... (more)

Former New York Central SW1 working at 35th street on a snowy day in the Twin Cities.

An overview of Lehigh Valley’s Bethlehem Engine Terminal reveals a variety of power in various states of readiness. As an SW1 leaves the turntable and heads out to work, two RS-11’s are on one... (more)

The winter sun is setting on the Thermal Belt Railway's service in Forest City on New Year's Eve, 2008. The engine is on the former Southern Railway SB line, acquired by Rutherford County from NS... (more)

On our way to downtown Minneapolis, we stumbled upon this by chance. Schreier Malting Company's SW1 was working General Mills' Elevator T on this snowy December morning. This switcher was built fo... (more)

With the Lake Champlain breakwater in the background, Vermont Railway SW1 5 poses in the Burlington yard. Today a park and bike trail have been built on what was then unused land between the VTR y... (more)

1277 makes a brief stop as the hand breaks are released on a cut of two scrap gondolas at CMC Steel.

For the last several years, D&R has moved unit tie trains from a treatment plant near their North Dardanelle yard to the UP interchange in Russellville. The trains, which run perhaps 15-18 times ... (more)