A couple of units do some local work. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

Denver Rock Island Railroad's #88 (GP9) runs light across the street after having dropped off some gondolas at an industrial customer.

Denver Rock Island Railroad's GP9 pulls a cut of cars out of the Franklin Street Terminal in a Denver industrial complex.

NP must have had a lot of passenger service in the 50s. They sure had a lot of "torpedo boat" keeps. Photo by unknown, from my collection.

Led by classic first generation hoods, with a former NP unit on the point, this EB freight makes its way across the northern prairies. Photo by unknown, from my collection.

SRY GP9s 110 and 108 cross over the Trans-Canada Highway as they make a light engine move from Superior Propane to Wellcox Yard.

If you like small line railroading with vintage power make sure to visit the Denver Rock Island Railroad, which operates a nice variety of older motors as they work the industrial area in north De... (more)

CN 536's power is heading towards Coteau Yard at the start of its run.

Keeping with the Penn Central tradition of leasing Bangor & Aroostook power after potato season was done, Conrail utilized a BAR GP9 on May 27, 1978 in Haworth NJ to pull a ballast train both nort... (more)

Norfolk & Western Railway GP9 620 is shoving past me in this 2009 with a caboose hop around the North Carolina Transportation Museum compound. This vintage GP9 was repainted into N&W black a ew ye... (more)

Rochester and Southern BL1 over the creek in Wheatland

When I got into my rent-a-car and starting driving from downtown Cleveland to Collinwood Yard, it had been five and a half years since my previous visit. At that time the deadline was 90% Alco Cen... (more)

Slowly reentering civilization, the Logan Local claws up the 2.2% grade as it crosses over the first of two ancient wooden trestles on the last part of the trip to Harrison. Note the "repairs... (more)

On a beautiful March Day in 1968, four WP Geeps, GP9 725, two high short nose GP20's 2001, 2010 and a GP7 710 are in charge of a 92 car west-bound freight through the grade at Altamont Pass. Once... (more)

The "backup" GP9 coupled to the rare RDC variant custom built for the New Haven's "Roger Williams" service in the late 1950's, seen in the snow at the Hobo Railroad after a dus... (more)