CP GP40 4620 backs onto DM&E 3830 in Franklin Park. 3830 didn't have a crew, so rather than send another crew out they sent another unit to retrieve it and its train and shove them back into the y... (more)

A pair of recently reactivated SOO MP15s do some switching at Nahant Yard. These had been in storage here for several years. Good to see them in action!

IHB SW1500 1500 drills cars at the west end of Gibson Yard.

SOO Bandit GP40 2066 switches out cars at Nahant Yard. This unit has certainly spent a lot of time here in the past.

BNSF SD40-2 1725 shoves back into Galesburg yard after pulling out for headroom.

A pair of ECRX SD40-2s switch out the south end of Global 4.

UP SD40-2 3583 switches at Global 3 as the sun pops out after a heavy thunderstorm.

A pair of classic EMD SW9s enjoy a little down time parked in Union Pacific's Riverdale Yard in Ogden. The UP 1844 was built by EMD for the UP in April 1953, and was rebuilt by UP as SW10 No. 1203... (more)

Amtrak P32 519 switches around private cars in the yard in Chicago.

The brakeman lines the switch behind the CN 4705 before it shoves back into the South Yard.

A sunny winters day finds GB&W RS3 switching the yard in Green Bay. I was happy to capture this unit on this trip.

St. Maries River Railroad SW1200 No. 502 has just finished switching the Potlatch lumber mill at St. Maries, Idaho on April 4, 2011. In a few moments the crew will put the switcher away in the sho... (more)

EJ&E SD38-2 667 switches the south end of Joliet Yard.

FURX 3022 switches the south end of Global 4.

Mother-Calf-Mother set uncoupled from SW1001 Port de Montreal PDM 7601. With the arrival of a Genset Switcher, 7601 was purged from the port's roster, sublettered ATMX, destination unknown...