An ex-WC, nee-BN SD45 idles on the mainline on the point of an empty unit train on New Years Eve.

The once in a while Herrington, KS to Alton & Southern Railway manifest is seen here at Kirkwood, MO, after having to stop a mile and half west of here at Geyer Road for a railroad tie placed on t... (more)

All dressed up in flashy SPSF merger colors, SP SD45R 7562 prepares to depart Rio Grande's Roper Yard for Ogden and points west. By 1985, the Southern Pacific Santa Fe merger was opposed by the Ju... (more)

NY-74 is powered with two ex-EL units. SDP45 6697, and SD45-2 6659.

eastbound MRL Missoula to Laurel, MT train with unusual three generation power lashup of SD45R-ACE-GP9R near Avon, MT

After cutting in a seven-unit EMD helper, the Oil Cans accelerate out of Bena toward the pass. Note the connector pipe at left.

Death of Reading & Northern's 3200 Built in 1969 for Southern Pacific before being purchased by Reading & Northern in the 1990's, the 3200 is definitely dead. Here the gutted cab and nose... (more)

3 SP SD45Rs are coming off the now defunct ex NP waterfront line after delivering their train to Stacy yard. The track nearest the photographer is the Seattle waterfront streetcar line. It ran unt... (more)

3 freshly rebuilt SD45Rs are the power for today's LA to Seattle SP runthrough train. The BN crew took over this train at Brooklyn yard in Portland OR. SP power sure looked good when it was clean.... (more)

Southern Pacific SD45R #7400 leads a solid set of SP run-thru power eastbound. #7400 was built in August 1966 as SP 8809. Left roster and became CEFX #9500

I miss the days of the Southern Pacific assortment of battered six axles topping Kirkwood Hill with all their might, sometimes at just a few miles per hour. This particular train had no trouble ma... (more)