As surprising as it seems, former BN GEs continue in service on venerable iron ore hauler LS&I in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Here 3073 (C30-7) and 3009 (U30C) ease 60 iron ore loads out of the Ti... (more)
Whiteface C30-7 5032, starts its assault on Crawford Hill in May of 1990.
Kansas isn't completely flat, as this southbound led by #8137 in the Matfield Green area shows.
After a failed attempt to climb this hill a short time earlier in a heavy rainstorm, two C30-7s dig in to start climbing with 60 loads of ore pellets. The cascade green paint alludes to their prev... (more)
Four Burlington Northern GE C30-7s pull hard on a coal train rounding Breezy Point west of Belmont, Nebraska, on the climb over Crawford Hill on July 7, 1996. In the background on the other side o... (more)
Santa Fe (SF) GE C30-7 No.8089 westbound near Cleburne, Texas in July 1986.
A Westbound roadrailer passes though Wilmerding, PA on a cold January day. The large green building to the left is part of the Westinghouse Air Brake Co. At the top of the photo is Pitcairn Yard.
With a thunderstorm rumbling to the north, a loaded coal train approaches the summit of Crawford Hill at Belmont, Nebraska, on June 11, 1998. Motive power consists of three Burlington Northern GE ... (more)
Spring storms have paused long enough for the sun to break through as the 3-Tilden backs up to make another attempt to draw 60 loaded ore cars up the grade they previously stalled on during a heav... (more)
Swinging through three curves, a loaded coal train approaches Donkey Creek, Wyoming, on May 29, 1998. This early BNSF train is powered by three Burlington Northern locomotives (GE C30-7, EMD SD40-... (more)
CSX 7030 leads a southbound coal train across the Sandy River in Greenup, KY under the watchful eye of a vintage cabin cruiser.
Originally SCL, then SBD and now in stealth.
Before the Powder River coal line became the multi-track monster it is today, it was an incredibly busy piece of RR with portions of single track. Nothing say vintage coal line to me like this 5 u... (more)
Another more front view of CSXT 1837 a rebuilt GE C30-7 now a GE Slug.
Eastbound cellulose train L65 just received clearance to depart Mairink station, heading to Sorocaba.
