Rebuilt SD45 462 idles in front of the B&O station at East Salamanca, NY. The crew is called to head south on the SIJB. The 455 has also been rebuilt with a 16-cylinder prime mover, but the 460,... (more)

Rebuilt SD45 462 idles in front of the B&O station at East Salamanca, NY. The crew is called to head south on the SIJB.

After running the almost mile hike-in to get to the shot on time, I was still out of breath as SIJB glides through the Ketner Cut at 1212. It was worth the jaunt, as the hogger had the train pret... (more)

Vulcan (VULX) limestone empties drift downhill toward Temple behind SD45-2 6515 (ex-ATSF 5867, 5638, blt. 5/72), SD45-2 6453 (ex-ATSF 5803, 7203, 5663, blt. 5/73), snoot SD40-2 6855 (ex-ATSF 5126,... (more)

CSX SD50 8552 (ex-SBD, the last unit of Order #837048, built 3/84) leads autoracks down into Harpers Ferry and onto the Potomac River bridge at 0833.

A Pasco-bound manifest negotiates Marshall Canyon behind H1 Dash-9 1037, Warbonnet 826, and very neat SD40u 6309 (ex-ATSF SD40u 5009, nee-ATSF SD40 5009, nee-SD40 1709, built 4/66). Although not ... (more)

Looking somewhat ghastly while reflecting some grain bins in her cab windows, SD45-2 6511 leads four other real locomotives and Brownwood limestone loads through Bellville towards T&NO Jct. in Hou... (more)

In the hole at Rogers long enough to create some breathing room behind the westbound ahead, SD45-2s 6515, 6453, snoot SD40-2 6855, SD40-2 6946, and SD45-2 6450 proudly roar in the eighth notch the... (more)

Proceeding at restricted speed, prepared to follow another westbound into the hole at Rogers to meet an eastbound, the engineer of VULX empties prepares to transition out of dynamics and power out... (more)

The enjoyment of waiting for a meet next to five panting 645 SDs someday will be truly missed. Sporting 3 SD40-2s herself, a westbound out of Houston sprints past Brownwood limestone in the hole ... (more)

Looking pretty handsome for a leaser GMD rebuild (three strikes, actually!), GCFX 6067 has the helm of a UP southbound in the hole at North Loop. She was originally built in '71 as CN SD40 5158.

Two "appropriately-heritaged" SD40-2s work a cut of cement hoppers at Cemex's East Victorville plant.

The dynamic brakes of lead Dash 9 5217 and another sister whine as they bring a Houston-bound manifest toward a crew change at the south fuel pads at Temple.

Three ubiquitous Dash 9s pull a JB Hunt P-train out of the sag at Lugo and make a final pull for the summit at 1556. The westbound had been stuck a while just east of Lugo in emergency. With the... (more)

An NS GEVO and two Dash 9s lead a P-train uphill on Main 2 at Frost at 1224.