A spiffy former ATSF rebuild works the Kinder Morgan Willbridge Terminal in NW Portland. Starting this month, the dash-3 upgraded units have been showing up around the north western US, including ... (more)

Freshly rebuilt and painted. It looks like the unit has been assigned to Balmer Yard for local service.

A Roger Puta Photograph

Freshly rebuilt at National Railway Equipment in nearby Dixmoor, FEC 435 is at CSX's Barr Yard awaiting movement back to Florida. Tom Golden photo.

Freshly painted MILW SD40-2 #142 storms past the tower at Lake on Milwaukee's south side in October of 1984. There is a fairly steep grade here that can bring a heavy freight to its knees.

The second Providence & Worcester and fourth ex-FEC SD70M-2 in New England is now in a fresh coat of paint, this being the P&W's second coat of paint in less than 15 months as it now matches siste... (more)

The second Providence & Worcester and fourth ex-FEC SD70M-2 in New England is now in a fresh coat of paint, this being the P&W's second coat of paint in less than 15 months as it now matches siste... (more)

An NS DC to AC conversion unit rebuilt by GE in Erie sits inside the plant awaiting final testing.

Locomotives:
NS 4009 AC44C6M

On home rails, Vermont Railway SD70M-2 432 arrived late last night back on the Vermont Rail System and on Friday morning, was on the east end of the Bellows Falls Switcher, symbol DASW, and was pu... (more)

On home rails, Vermont Railway SD70M-2 432 arrived late last night back on the Vermont Rail System and on Friday morning, was on the east end of the Bellows Falls Switcher, symbol DASW, and was pu... (more)

The Southern Pride Mobile Painting contractors have released the Vermont Railway SD70M-2 432 in fresh red paint. The 432 will be on home rails by the weekend after having been painted in St. Alba... (more)

The Southern Pride Mobile Painting contractors have released the Vermont Railway SD70M-2 432 in fresh red paint. The 432 will be on home rails by the weekend after having been painted in St. Alba... (more)

Fresh from the paint booth, South Dakota Wheat Growers SW1 #865 awaits movement along the Indiana Harbor Belt for a transfer west to home rails. Tom Golden photo.

GECX 2026 and 2027, now in a new sharp paint scheme for North American Coal await to be loaded and trucked to Farmington, NM where they will work on a short coal line with no outside connection.

SCL 1776 - The One That Begat Them All

There were two different U36Bs on the Seaboard Coast Line that carried the number "1776." The SCL's U36Bs were being delivered, and 1776:1 was... (more)