The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Car Shop at Alliance, Nebraska, has the task of keeping many of the hoppers and gondolas used in grueling Powder River Basin coal service in good repair. I was ama... (more)
Two massive cranes lift the 180,000lb ex-B&O now GRLW no. 3752 EMD GP9 off it's old truck sets. The new assemblies are placed in the ready and chained to the old. A Republic Locomotive would pull ... (more)
GRLW's EMD GP9 no. 3752 is the first locomotive of two to receive it's new truck assemblies. Here the two cranes lift the 180,000lb GP9 off it's old truck sets. The new truck assemblies are placed... (more)
Limping In. DOBO finally makes its appearance into 3rd Avenue in Somerville. They had been sitting a few blocks away for quite a while after losing their air near Walnut Street. B... (more)
Looking for all the world like an RDC wearing an Alco FA mask, one of the Budd-built Roger Williams power units stands near Amtrak’s New Haven shops. Built in 1956, the six-car Roger Williams tr... (more)