NORMAN OK (April) 1986 — Santa Fe GP20u 3017 is between Main Street and Eufaula. The train is southbound and is the daily Norman train. By this time it no longer laid over in Norman and no long... (more)

Pauls Valley OK (April) 1981 — Santa Fe GP38 3501 is tied down south of the station in this south-central Oklahoma community. At one time an alternate north-south Santa Fe line from Newkirk in t... (more)

EL RENO OK April 13 1980 — Rock Island GP9 4424 (John W Barringer III) awaits its fate. My photo.

DODGE CITY KS June 15 1979 — Santa Fe GP39-2 3613 awaits an assignment as it rests on the turntable. My photo.

CHEYENNE WY Oct 19 1977 — Union Pacific DDA40X 6939 is near Cheyenne with a mixed freight. The Centennial was sold for scrap to St. Louis Auto Shredding, East St. Louis, Ill., on October 24, 198... (more)

CLOVIS NM Jan 22 1984 — As the shadows grow long and the light fades Santa Fe U36C 8794 is westbound at the New Mexico Division-Plains Division border. My photo.

OKLAHOMA City Feb 3 1980 — Rock Island SW8 835 is tied down at Harter Yard and awaiting its fate. This switcher was delivered in November 1952. In 1987 it went to the Terre Haute, Brazil & Easte... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY OK Sept 3 1978 — Santa Fe U28CG 7901 makes a reverse move with its train. U28CGs were delivered in Red and silver warbonnet for passenger service. With the creation of Amtrak they ... (more)

BUTTE MT Sept 26 1978 — Burlington Northern GP30 2215 is idled by a nationwide railroad strike. EMD built the unit in May 1963 as Great Northern 3015 and delivered it in Simple Empire Builder pa... (more)

COLORADO SPRINGS CO Oct 4 1983 — Colorado & Wyoming SW8 210 idles as it awaits work. EMD built the 210 for the C&W (s/n 15940) in March 1952. My photo.

PALMER LAKE CO — Rio Grande SD40T-2 5398 leads a coal train in this undated photo. The slide is unlabeled and the Kodalux slide mount doesn't contain any indication of month-year of development.... (more)

CLEBURNE TX June 4 1978 — Santa Fe RSD15 9818 rests in retirement at the Cleburne shops. The scrapper's torch is yet to come as this alligator is used for parts. Alco built the 9818 (s/n 83477) ... (more)

DENISON TX (June) 1974 — MKT SW1200 1 awaits a switching assignment. My photo.

EL RENO OK April 13 1980 — A smiley face decorates the head end of Rock Island GP7R 4428. My photo.

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 2010 — GE 25-ton CBCX 103 was used to switch cars in a limited area at the east side of the Columbia Business Center. GE built the unit (b/n 15681) in April 1942. As of Jan 1... (more)