A trio of Southern Pacific SD7s lead a transfer run as it departs Santa Fe’s Hobart Yard, in Vernon (southeast of downtown Los Angeles) with train bound for SP's Taylor Yard, northeast of downto... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6017 sits in front of the Allouez Yard Office in July 1975. By this time on the BN, old paint locomotives were getting fewer and fewer with each passing year. Luckily Super... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6008 resting on the dirt house tracks at Belknap Roundhouse in Superior September 1973. The 6008 was built as Great Northern 558 in May 1952 and wore two of the three GN pa... (more)

An unexpected move brought Conrail’s only two SD7’s to the Allentown area. These ex-PRR EMD’s, which had added weight, were purchased specifically for the 5.89% Madison Hill line in Indiana.... (more)

Great Northern SD7 562 stops to receive orders from the operator at Central Ave. Tower in Superior May 1970. Exactly two months into the BN merger and it looks as if nothing has changed as the 562... (more)

Roster shot of P&W #1501 (former Southern Pacific) EMD SD7 leading a P&W local out of Albany, OR

P&W #1501 (former Southern Pacific) EMD SD7 leads a P&W local out of Albany, OR

A pair of SP SD7's were working the rear end of a train at the roads Industry, CA, yard.

SP 1518 leads the caboose train east past Johnson siding.

The very first SD type locomotive, built in May 1951 as General Motors Electro-Motive Division's prototype Demonstrator #990. The 1518 is viewed here in yard 2 at IRM.

Before there was Iowa Interstate, there was Iowa Railroad. They did not enjoy the success that IAIS later had, but they did preserve service over an extensive section of CRI&P. Their power was ... (more)

Coming back from Oakland, OR, i made a quick stop in Albany as there is always something interesting to look at. Here, the vintage SP SD7 sits idle on this 1st Saturday of 2019. The old workhorse ... (more)

SP 1518 leads the caboose train east of Union.

An N&W SD7 rests on display in Bellevue, OH.

I'm imagining it was pretty cold on this clear winter day in the twin cities. Here, my father is standing on the bridge carrying the east-west track at Westminster Junction (the North end of the ... (more)