The D&H was a very loyal ALCo customer for its diesels until 1967 when it acquired twelve U30C's from General Electric.

June of 1967 sees the birth of the Reading 6300. Another survivor of the Golden Age of Diesels she now sits in Hamburg, PA at the Reading Company Museum. Definitely worth the drive to Hamburg if y... (more)

Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.

FCP GE U30C 408 and two Alco RSD5s are being serviced at the roads yard on a nice spring morning in 1979. Consists like this were common in those days

PUEBLO CO June 16 1979 — BN U30C 5364 leads BN U30C 5368 and a Santa Fe caboose in the Pueblo yard. Unit 5360 was retired in September 1990. Unit 5368 was retired in December 1990. My photo.

Ex-Detroit Edison 009

BN 5383 pushes the caboose train back along the mainline and past an active semaphore signal at IRM's annual Diesel Days event.

Sitting in Western Pacific’s Middle Harbor Yard, considered the westernmost part of the WP system (because the WP’s San Francisco trackage was only accessible by ferry) is the power off, most ... (more)

Frigid winter air measures in the single digits and the fallen snow that covers the wilderness floor nearly doubles and triples that number in inches. Distant chugs bounce off the rocky hills, ech... (more)

UP 2900 is mated up with another U30C at Argo Yard under the yard tower and freight offices. UP was dominated by EMD power at this time, but U28Cs, U30Cs and U50Cs would show up on occasion. As th... (more)

Burlington Northern GE U30C 5305 built 05/75 retired 09/90. No photographer information listed on slide, from my collection.

Late in the afternoon, the 3 Tilden heads to the mine with empties and the U boats on point.

7 Tilden heads to Eagle Mills Yard in harsh conditions. The wind was brutal on this day, and trudging through 3 feet of snow was challenging. A couple hours later, we finally hear the U boat chug,... (more)

C&O GE U30C's built between 1967-1968, road numbers 3300-3312.

31 years ago........LS&I 3006 brings a loaded ore train thru Palmer, MI at the end of a beautiful day in July of 1990. Fast forward to today and some of these units are attracting considerable att... (more)