W&W 954 trailing through Rosenhayn NJ

Columbia Basin Railroad Wheeler turn switches cars at milepost 1 west of Wheeler, Washington, on September 29, 2021. The train is powered by a pair of EMD SD9s, both of which can trace their ances... (more)

Winchester and Western 954 servicing the Perdue Grain Elevator, Upper Deerfield NJ

This former DMIR SD9 has been regularly assigned as the Italy Yard switcher in St. Albans for many years. While it might not be much to look at, the unit sounded great working heavy cuts of cars ... (more)

The Minnesota Transporation Museum's "Burlington Northern 6234" on a photo freight crossing the St. Croix River from Minnesota into Wisconsin. This special was hosted by Trains Magaz... (more)

DENVER CO March 10 1980 — Burlington Northern SD9 6221 (sub-lettered for Colorado and Southern) awaits an assignment. EMD built the unit for the C&S as No. 826 in January 1957. It later became C... (more)

DENVER CO Oct 4 1983 — Burlington Northern SD9 6144 awaits its retirement at a crowded engine facility near city center. EMD built the 6144 (s/n 19001) in March 1954 for the Burlington as CBQ 34... (more)

Run-8 with SD9s! Hard to believe a 66 year old locomotive is still lugging tonnage up 1% grades in blistering heat, but in Washington State this happens 5 days a week. The Columbia Basin r... (more)

A variety of locomotives and equipment sits outside of the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad's roundhouse in Escanaba, Michigan, including several ex. Reserve Mining SD9's and an ex. GATX SD40-2. ... (more)

Old Timer A vintage pair of SD9s lead the Connell Turn south of Warden, Washington. The bustling agricultural railroad uses a small fleet of SD9's to move freight thru the Coulees of Centr... (more)

Taking the day off at the CO-OP, the former SP motor sits tied down and secure in Lexington.

The SD-9 828 was the first C&S unit to get the Q system red scheme, having been rebuilt at La Grange the previous month and repainted in the new colors. In October 1962 828 was assigned on the ... (more)

C&S SD-9 832 with only a short local in front of the Longmont depot, the crew was resting before returning to Broomfield on February 21, 1968. Photo by Ken Crist, from my collection.

The mechanical overhaul of Nickel Plate Road diesel locomotive no. 358 has entered a dramatic new phase as Progress Rail has transformed it to its as-built 1957 appearance. After six years of work... (more)

NKP 358 once again wears its as-delivered scheme thanks to a collaboration between Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and Progress Rail. More than 12,000 volunteer hours went into the extensiv... (more)