SD9 No. 3955 leads an SP eastbound as it begins its tortuous climb around the Loop.

The Niles Canyon railroad yard.

On a sunny November morning in 1968, the annual sugar “campaign” is at its height, and railroads are busy bringing in the beets all over northern Colorado. Rambling along Burlington’s Buckwh... (more)

BN SD9 6148 and GP38-2 2358 team up for local service at Bridgeport, Nebraska's small yard. Bridgeport is located on the coal line from Alliance, NE that goes south to Denver through Sterling, CO.... (more)

DMIR 165 leads a quartet of SDs that represent examples of each type of first generation SD they purchased. No. 165 is a relatively rare Phase IV SD9, using a carbody similar to an SD18. The next ... (more)

One of the 5 SD9's that the ELS got from Reserve Mining sits in front of the engine house in Wells MI. Off to the right just out of the frame the other 4 sit coupled together in various states of... (more)

DMIR SD9 no. 130, one of two boiler equipped units on the railroad leads an empty ore drag from the Duluth docks into Proctor Yard. Showing off the freshly re-painted Arrowhead scheme, these 20 ye... (more)

BN SD9 #6161 working at Mason City, IA - June 1985

CIM SD 9 Springfield shops.

DMIR 129 repainted in its original scheme works the Interstate Branch at Bootleg, Wis. on July 7, 1991. This heritage repaint was short lived and 129 was shipped off to the Birmingham Southern a f... (more)

DMIR 166, a Phase IV SD9, and the last high nose SD9 to operate on the Missabe joins with SD18 No. 181 to compare notes at Proctor, Minn. in July 1976. Note the subtle difference between the units... (more)

A BLE SD9 was waiting assignment at Albion

Southern Pacific 5472, an EMD SD9, rests in Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway.

DMIR SD9 No. 162 leads a trio of SDs on an empty ore train out of Proctor, MN through Adolph, MN en route to the Missabe Iron Range. This location near Midway Road is just past the junction for Mi... (more)