SD9's pulling a coal train in 2009? Yup, we got that! The IERR's pair of former AW&W SD9's lead a southbound empty coal train past a grain storage bin at Kitchel, Indiana, on my new favorite short... (more)

A pair of former AW&W SD9's, now employed by the Indiana Eastern Railroad, lead a southbound empty coal train from the power plant in Richmond through the tiny community of Kitchel, Indiana. The I... (more)

Three Missabe high-hoods on BN for horsepower payback work a switch job at Northtown.

A Homax fuel truck fills the tank of white-faced Burlington Northern SD9 6236 in Casper, Wyoming, on July 11, 1995. This engine emerged from the EMD factory in April 1959 as Colorado & Southern 8... (more)

For only being able to railfan for about 20 minutes while in Missoula for the week, I'll take this one for sure. An Ex DMIR SD9, once in the dead line, is now sitting on one of the roundhouse trac... (more)

Four high hood unit descend Proctor Hill and arrive at Missabe Jct. with limestone empties. Even in 1994, getting four of these high hoods on a single train was a rarity.

Cadillac's galore! Four SP SD-9s sit out the evening at the Albany engine facility. I believe this facility now belongs to G&Ws Portland & Western RR.

roster photo ASB shops Panama City, FL

Fernald local heads back to Cottage Grove, Indiana with a single SD9.

SD9 205 throttles up for the charge up the grade at Okeana.

BNSF's Northtown Yard is the site of many unique locomotives on their roster. Seen here is BNSF 1722, an EMD SD9 and BNSF 3454, an EMD SW1500.

Diesel #204 SD9 pulls a mixed freight through the high desert just outside of Ely, NV.

Whether hauling trains or switching in the yard, the primary power at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum these days is this 1956-vintage SD9. Not native to the Nevada Northern, she's an ex-South... (more)

Rebuilt with a chop nose, and a very large plow, after a derailment and roll-over on the isolated C&S Leadville to Climax branch, I believe, dedicated BN 6223 undergoes the final touches before re... (more)