EMD’s GP20 series was developed out of Union Pacific experiments with turbocharging GP9s. But it was Santa Fe that, starting in 1960, ordered 75 of the new 2,000-hp units, more than any other ro... (more)
Missouri Pacific number 74, eastbound out of Pueblo, Colorado, has a little extra help March 26, 1965, as GP18 520 leads a set of second-generation power east of Boone, Colorado, near the Santa Fe... (more)
The end is very near for Rock Island on July 15, 1979, as GP7R 4552 leads a matched set of jeeps under Loop 12 in Irving toward Dallas. Rock Island diesels and cars have been dressed in “Ingramâ... (more)
For two days crews have been cleaning up the aftermath of a derailment near Tolland, just east of the Moffat Tunnel. Now, on January 30, 1966, F7A 5741 and 5744 ease down the 2 percent at Coal Cre... (more)
On a blustery April 4, 1966, F7A 5734 and a companion shove hard at Simms Street in Arvada, boosting a freight toward the distant mountains. In about 43 miles, at the Moffat Tunnel’s East Portal... (more)