Ahh, the good old days of GP20's and SD10's. A trio of SD10's trail an old GP20 sitting in the backyard at Ottumwa waiting for a call to service.

The North Crew heads south out of Greene at sunset. The Iowa Northern had 5 of these ex-SP GP 20's they acquired from NRE. The rear 2 motors are rebuild units for sister companies CDAC and BAR, th... (more)

Decatur Junction power on the north end of the city.

This train was parked at a crew change area in a remote portion of Arizona south of Peridot on San Carlos Lake Road.

Peoria and Western's GP20's lead the last cut of cars from storage off the mainline and towards Laharpe, where they'll shove down the TP&W main and finish a busy day of work.

ATSF GP20 #1122 leading its train over the CB&Q at Cameron, IL in June 1961. (Editorial note: Thanks to Ron Flanary and Joe McMillan for caption assistance.)

GNRR 316 heads south down the Marble Branch from Tate to Marblehill, GA. The branch is a circuitous route with steep grades and switchbacks. Truly a throw back to a different era of railroading.

The Keokuk Junction crew is working with the Peoria & Western job from Kolbe as they work on replacing storage cars on the old TPW mainline to Lomax. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Two days after my sixteenth birthday ... where does one drive with dad and a few friends? Why, a couple hundred miles north to where the ATSF has a three-way junction. At the junction, a typical... (more)

Illinois Terminal GP20 #2009 (former UP) at Springfield, IL in October '80.

With a complete shop, the Wisconsin & Southern has never been afraid to put old power back in service. For example this crusty ex-SP GP20 runs solo over Wisconsin Central trackage rights at Waukes... (more)

An assortment of Western Pacific GPs idles at Keddie, California, in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. GP20 2001 is coupled to GP35 3013 and GP20 2006. In the background is the famous Keddie... (more)