Southbound at Butler St., the GCFX 3093 (now classed as an SD40-2), built as GN 323, (an SDP40) and also held the distinction of running as BN 1976, the railroad's Bicentennial unit.

Griffith Junction in 1975. View west. Note the waiting five (5) man crew.

No longer pulling the Big Sky Blue Empire Builder, BN 6596, (x-GN 330), finds its new life in hauling freight. Here it is picutred with a U33C at BN's Seattle Interbay locomotive facilities in bet... (more)

Still in its Erie-Lackawanna heritage colors but having received Conrail stenciling, CR 6688 was erroneously listed in Conrail's initial locomotive roster as an SDP45.

Amtrak train 14, the northbound ("westbound" by Southern Pacific's timetable) Coast Starlight is just about at the station in San Luis Obispo, California, on July 2, 1974. Amtrak... (more)

The western limit of the Pennsy catenary has slowly crept east since this shot. An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

With more than enough power to accelerate its short commuter train, Southern Pacific SDP45 3208 prepares to depart San Francisco for San Jose on a spring afternoon. In passenger service SP locomot... (more)

One of the three SP SDP45s that received the SPSF "Kodachrome" paint scheme lays over at Ashland.

An overview of Burlington Northern’s 23rd Street locomotive facility in Denver, Colorado, on May 18, 1991, reveals some interesting sights. Power used on BN “beer run” trains from 31st Stree... (more)

Chicago Central had 8 SDP45 on lease for 3 month's. Pulling out the sag from Buffalo creek the SDP45's and one SD45-2 are in 8.

An eastbound San Diegan was rounding the 15 mph curve at Redondo Jct heading for San Diego. This is the site of the tragic crash of a pair of Santa Fe RDC cars in JAN 1956.

Loads grinding along trying to gain speed on the down hill parts of the run.

SP 9025 East passes under the big signal bridge north of its yard in Stockton, CA. On the other side of the train is WP's mainline and its big yard. From this point northward through downtown Stoc... (more)