An ex-Santa Fe GP40X awaits its next job in Superior.

One of 4 SP GP40X's leading a West (by timetable), North (by destination), East (by compass) on the Colton-Palmdale cutoff. At this point the cutoff was still a dark railroad and Hiland had a trai... (more)

NS GP40X 7000 has just completed leading westbound 61A up Duncan Hill. As the train waits for an eastbound its conductor walks across the street for something to eat for the trip. GP40X 7000 was... (more)

Buena Park Hauler with all four of SP's GP40X's

With the mountain background lost due to haze, UP 9001 pilots 312 319 past the UP yard as the westbound San Francisco Zephyr departs a smoggy Denver in October 1981.

A rare GP40X puts around the Rochelle area doing the local work.

One of BNSF's ex-Santa Fe GP40Xs is at Rochelle, IL waiting for service on one of the locals that originates here.

An ex-Santa Fe GP40X and an ex-BN GP28M rest in Rochelle on a cold Sunday afternoon.

Filed my taxes before coming down from Casper to the UP for a weekend of chasing Centennials over Sherman and to NP. It was cold. Cold. But you could hear this guy roaring from Colores all the w... (more)

UP 9000, 9001, and 9002 take the Sun Valley Golf Trip train eastbound through Omaha. Original shot by Jim.

A New England classic! This view of Glen St. in Gorham, NH from the basket of a crane! Synchronicity provided me with the opportunity, the SLR provided rare ex-SOU GP 40X 3805 running as leader. A... (more)

The sun starts to fade against BNSF 3030, one of the last few GP40X locomotives on the BNSF roster.

After dropping the unnecessary NS power in Kankakee, the pair of former Sant Fe motors rumble through the quiet town of Dwight, IL, slamming the old GM&O main in the process.

An ATSF GP40X and SD45-2 muscle westbound merchandise over the NS Kankakee line in a rare daylight move, not to mention very rare consist.

While working Kankakee's small yard, BNSF 3038 pulls out of the west end for head room. Before leaving, 31K will be re-crewed with an NS B29 crew, and drop the last 3 units, leaving only the two A... (more)