South Dakota. Two Dakota Southern Railway locomotives, no. 512 (SD7) and no. 3000 (SD40-2), sit with a long line of cars on the outskirts of Chamberlain, SD.

Ex-BN 6008 SD7 parked outside the Cargill facility on the south side of Pipestone, MN. Originally GN 558, showing here with MNTX reporting marks which I am going to assume were temporarily applied... (more)

The Hartwell Railroad's out of service former Bessemer & Lake Eire SD7 sits overgrown in weeds in Airline, GA.

The Hartwell Railroad's out of service former Bessemer & Lake Eire SD7 sits overgrown in weeds in Airline, GA.

The Hartwell Railroad's out of service former Bessemer & Lake Eire SD7 sits overgrown in weeds in Airline, GA.

In the former L&N yard not long before CSX.

PNWR 1501 sitting tied down in albany.

DME 6615 climbs Stockton Hill with a westbound train as it leaves Winona, MN and the Mississippi River valley in September of 1993.

BN SD7 6013 & SD9 6103 handle heavy switching at Belknap Yard, the former Great Northern yard at Superior, WI. Known for its repainting, it was interesting that the GN shops in Superior left many ... (more)

My 1970 Chevelle and SP 1518 pose next to each other on Labor day eve 2020.

Burlington Northern SD7 6019 at Virginia MN August 1974. This SD7 was built as Great Northern 569 in April 1953 and rebuilt in June 1968 after being fire damaged in Superior in September 1967. The... (more)

DME 6615 brings a grain train thru Lewiston, MN in September of 1993. The building in the foreground has since been removed.

At 69 years old, SP 1518 still earns its keep at the Illinois Railway Museum, being used occasionally on their mainline trains. On August 16th, 1518 was put to work on the coach train, following a... (more)

Gloriously unrebuilt and fully equipped with that remarkable “ashcan” light this beauty idles in the sun. There must be a story behind that paint job.