The 9389, one of three different class of units SP painted up in a BiCentennial paint scheme to celebrate our countrys 200th birthday was leading an eastbound train in the City of Industry making ... (more)

MET job heading for SP interchange yard in Modesto

WP's pair of BiCentennial painted units part of display near Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco on Fourth of July weekend.

Renumbered to it's "natural order" number of 506, the D&H bicentennial RS3u teams with an RS11 to haul East Binghamton - Taylor tonnage. This unit retained its patriotic paint scheme muc... (more)

EJ&E's Bicentennial contribution is gleaming in the summer sun while on display at a U.S. Steel open house in Gary. Notice the white-painted air hoses on the unit.

ICG's second BiCentennial painted locomotive (the first was destroyed in a tragic crossing accident in MS) leads an exIC exGMO and three brand new units for Sonora Baja California out of the roads... (more)

Photographer- James Claflin- from my collection. NW 1776 with passenger consist at Orland Park, IL August, 14, 1974.

Just a few months before America's Bicentennial, the "Shore Line's" contribution to the celebration is seen with a Stanley Puller at Vickers Interlocking on a very pleasant May evening. ... (more)

A southbound ICG train was departing ICG's exIC Markham yard in Homewood led by the second BiCentennial painted unit as well as trailing a trio of brand new GP40P's for Sonora Baja California rail... (more)

Over July Fourth weekend UP, Santa Fe, Amtrak, SP and WP participated in a display of equipment adjacent Fishermans Wharf area, WP had both their red, white, blue painted units on hand.

Photographed on Kodachrome more than two years after America's Bicentennial celebration, WP 1776 awaits servicing at D&RGW's Roper Diesel Shop in South Salt Lake. GP40 1776 was built the WP 3540 b... (more)

Amtrak train #370, the Pere Marquette, departs Chicago with "heritage" P42 #66 leading, Superliner cars, and "heritage" F40 #406 on the rear. They are passing the colorful Veterans duo, NS SD60E ... (more)

Union Pacific's Old Timer's Special receives a little TLC prior to departure from Ogden Union Station. The UP 951 was painted in 'Preamble Express' livery for the American Freedom Train that toure... (more)