Three of fifteen Helm GP38-2s visible from the Golden Spike Tower.

An ex Burlington Northern SD40-2 leads CSX train Q211 through the north Georgia hills on its way to Cayce,SC.

HLCX 8145 leads a short Ohio Central transfer over the Scioto River and towards CSXT's Parsons Yard.

G&W trash extra easing its way east towards Zanesville, OH

The fields have been plowed and it is time to move the fall harvest. Former Union Pacific engine HLCX 336 (GP38-2) moves a small cut of grain cars to Johnstown, Colorado.

UP's Salt Lake City based LUE43 local returns from Centennial Park with 14 cars on a stormy Oct. 20, 2015 afternoon. The HLCX 1814 was built Missouri Pacific GP38-2 No. 883 in Jan. 1972.

Calexico Hauler Power - Power for the Calexico Hauler rests on a side track in El Centro California. Delivered new to Missouri Pacific as GP38-2 955, then renumbered MP 2106, it later be... (more)

HLCX 336 (Ex Missouri Pacific GP38-2) and DLCX 3131 (Ex Kansas City Southern SD40-2) exit a tree canopy as they work their way towards Johnstown, Colorado. Pretty soon the fall leaves will match ... (more)

With a bad winter and record setting crude oil traffic, 2014 was an unexpected, but much appreciated year of crazy motive power consists.

With the original SP number 7336 bleeding through, a rebuilt SD40 leads a 14,000 hp consist after a quick crew change at Tilford yard.

A Decatur, IL to Pelzer, SC/GRLW ethanol train flies south with a killer leader. I had taken off work for a completely different train that was extremely late... I was pissed until I received a s... (more)

Q299 rushes westbound through Easton, Ohio at milepost BG150 on the CSX New Castle Subdivision with HLCX 6341 at the helm in near perfect Southern Pacific dress. Many crews refer to this signal as... (more)

Q299 rolls westbound through downtown Akron, Ohio behind the power of HLCX 6341, an SD40-2 wearing nearly untouched Southern Pacific speed-lettering paint. It is seen crossing the Voris and South ... (more)

One of the last units operating in the once ubiquitous HLCX maroon & blue paint. Oddly enough, it started out life as an NdeM SD40.

A727 makes it's way towards Atlanta as it passes the SAS SE of Ben Hill with one of two HLCX SD40-2s still dressed in their former MPI livery.