After delivering a loaded coal train to the CR, 3 PS SW9 units clear CR trackage and onto home rails

Switching next to the tallest grain elevators in the Twin Ports makes this ex-SOO switcher look pretty small.

Two of Lycoming Valley's pup SW9s are headed away from the photographer and into their ex-Reading Newberry Yard in Williamsport to begin their day's chores.

One of Lycoming Valley's pups struggles to lift some cars up the steep grade out of the Montoursville quarry.

Pulling grain empties.

An aging switcher drags a cut of hot slabs out to shove down towards the harbor. (A rolling mill, maybe?)

PTRA was a where you went to see wild lashups of power that you would never see on any of the home roads, as they used power from all Houston railroads. It was also home to switcher hand-me-downs... (more)

Kodak switcher 2103 at the Columbia, SC Eastman plant in 1986.

This PictSweet SW9 works the frozen foods plant in Bells.

I discovered this little gem on a drive between Guntersville and Huntsville on US 431. After dropping down Mount Mazzazuzu into Huntsville I crossed a track and noticed a headlight off to the west... (more)

The second switcher is B&OCT SW9 9601.

To see what he was pulling, click on photo #255803. The C&O had their own switcher on the Wisconsin side of the lake akin to GTW, see Tom Farence's photo of it Railroad: Grand Trunk Western
Locomotive: EMD SW9
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Locomotive #: GTW 7231
Train ID: carferry switch
Photo Date: June 11, 1968

Lucky sevens! The entire roster of the Ellis & Eastern is shown here: SW900 No. 17; SW1200RS No. 7; and two GP10s No.s 27 and 37. They are shoving 55 loads of cement under Interstate 29.

Apalachicola Northern SW9 711 stands ready for the day warming up in the morning sun two days before the new year.