BUTTE MT Sept 26 1978 — Burlington Northern GP9 1740 is idled by a nationwide railroad strike. My photo.

CAJON PASS CA Sept 6 1983 — Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8340 leads a mixed freight. My photo.

OKLAHOMA CITY (May) 1981 — Patched BN GP38-2 2317 awaits its next assignment. EMD built the unit for Frisco in November 1976 as SLSF 462. My photo.

DENVER CO Oct 4 1983 — BN GP20 2021 awaits its fate. The unit is former Great Northern 2021 (b/n 26289). It was delivered in November 1960. BN retired it in November 1981. My photo.

KINGMAN AZ May 24 1984 -- Barstow CA is the home shop for GP35U 2901. My photo.

FORT WORTH TX (February) 1974 — Amtrak SDP40F 526 leads the northbound Texas Chief as its crew awaits departure clearance. EMD built the 526 (b/n 72694-27) in July 1973. Santa Fe acquired the un... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 16 2021 — Northwest Rail Institute SW8 701 (b/n 15739) is a little worse for wear. At this time the loco is no longer in use and the institute appears to be closed. Note that it... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Jan 18 2014 — Sterling Bomba SW8 203 (b/n 15739) sits to the south of a Columbia Business Park warehouse. The locomotive was acquired by the Northwest Railroad institute. The unit w... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40f 517 leads the Lone Star past mile post 386 and a Santa Fe train on the siding with lease power. My photo.

SAN BERNARDINO CA Sept 6 1983 — Santa Fe GP35 3447 awaits its next assignment. My photo.

PURCELL OK (July) 1977 — Santa Fe U23B 6314 leads two leased C&NW GP30s on a mixed freight. My working hours in the newsroom of the Norman Transcript meant I usually got off around 2 p.m. If the... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Dec 16 2008 — Columbia Business Center GE 80-ton CBCX 102 is tied down on a delivery track south of a steel fabrication facility. The area is what used to be a Kaiser Shipyard. GE b... (more)

BATTLE GROUND WA March 30 2004 — CBRR SW1200 211 awaits a crew to perform duties on the Clark County-owned railroad that stretches from Rye Junction (where it joins the Seattle Sub of the BNSF) ... (more)

SAGINAW TX June 25 1979 — Rock Island GP38-2 4320 (Arkansas) and UP 3470 are at the head end of a mixed freight. The crew has cut the crossing. My photo.

NORMAN OK (April) 1986 — Santa Fe GP20u 3017 is between Main Street and Eufaula. The train is southbound and is the daily Norman train. By this time it no longer laid over in Norman and no long... (more)