An EMD SW1 has removed the HEP (head-end power) car from the Broadway Limited and is preparing to position it for the next morning's eastbound run, to be pulled by GG-1 No. 4913, at the left of th... (more)

Conductor Kevin takes the Newly Refurbished Portland Traction 100 back to the train

OPR makes it's grand debut at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center after pulling SP 4449 and consist back from Oaks Park.

Fresh out of EMD...sort of. OPR has restored number 100 to it's Portland Traction heyday of electrified locals around SE Portland. I really appreciate the everyone involved in this, thank you OPR!

Riverland Ag's former Cargill SW1 No. 1278 is dwarfed by gain silos as it positions hoppers for unloading. This switcher typically doesn't make an appearance in the evening but a foreign vessel wa... (more)

A pair of vintage SW1s lead the eastbound Chicago Sanitation District train through Lyons.

The morning empties are shoved into the plant, powered by a pair of the Sanitation District of Chicago's SW1's.

Northern Railcar SW1 #1 poses at their Cudahy shops in March of 1987. The shops are the former Harnischfeger crane facilities next to the C&NW Old Line.

A pair of veteran SW1's head east through Lyons, bringing empties to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation in Stickney. Usually running with one unit, it was a nice to see them today with a larger tr... (more)

The 20 cars and caboose trailing SW1’s 62/63 up Walker Hill on Great Western Railway’s Longmont line would not seem too great a burden for the combined 1,200 hp. But the short southbound grade... (more)

A cloud of grain dust rises from the hold of the foreign vessel Fivelborg as it is being loaded. Three SW-1s rest waiting for the next shuttle train to arrive for unloading.

CSDX 3, a 63-year old SW1 owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation of Greater Chicago, heads east under Harlem Avenue. This railroad is the only one in America that carries human waste. After d... (more)

This PRR SW-1 is undergoing restoration by Pennsy Railcar Restoration which also owns the unit. The work is being done at the BR&W shop in Ringoes, NJ.

CSDX SW1 #3, built in July 1952, has been polishing the rails for nearly 64 years at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. This was shot off the Harlem Ave overpass in Ly... (more)

Baltimore & Ohio No. 8408 shows off its new paint job during a night photo session as part of the Wilmington & Western's 50th anniversary celebration.