JLCX GP20 2002 was built by EMD in January 1962 as St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) GP20 816, and when parent company Southern Pacific renumbered their fleet in 1965 it became SSW 4046. When ... (more)
Situated behind the old Illinois Joliet Prison, which was made famous in the Blues Brothers movie, sits the Santa fe's hard to get to Joliet Yard on the banks of the Des Plaines River. One of Sant... (more)
A string of UP GP20 and GP9 B units were in storage at Albina Yard, Portland, OR in December 1974. The 309B and 347B are GP20Bs made from GP9Bs by UP in Omaha. The third unit is a GP9B not rebuilt... (more)
An EMD factory built GP20, UP487, idles at Albina Yard engine facilities with GP30 no. 839 on a dreary December day in 1974. This unit featured the flared 48 inch rear fan plus a 36 in. fan covere... (more)