Note, those are not Harriman coaches. The letter boards of Harriman cars extended above the doors. The last Harriman cars on the SP were in the 1960s. That's why they called them "Subs."... (more)

GN 332 and a former GN F3B idle at the former GN passenger roundhouse at the east side entry to St. Paul's Union Station in April 1970. This photo was taken a month into the BN merger, but its all... (more)

Mechanics work on SDP45 No. 3200, which sits among FM Trainmasters and switchers. Bayshore is the maintenance and repair hub for FMs on the SP.

Erie-Lackawanna EMD SDP45 No.3636.

Erie-Lackawanna EMD SDP45 No.3651 with a total of 34 units (3635-3668). The units were built on the long SDP underframe to allow adequate space for a 5000 gallon fuel tank.

Mixed power sit in the morning sun at 51st street yards in Chicago. In the background are the landmarks of the Chicago Skyline and my blue Maverick.

Three of BN's eight former Great Northern SDP45s roar upgrade past the scenic Southern yard and shop at Huntingburg with the daily Louisville-Beardstown run-through. For a while in 1982, the SDP4... (more)

Westbound EL train arriving Marion

The ex-Erie-Lackawanna US Bicentennial unit drops down the 4-track curve in helper service. Date is approximate...

In the late 1970's, Conrail's helper district west of Altoona was dominated by 45-series locomotives (SD45's, SDP45's, and SD45-2's). Here a pair of SDP45's await their next call to duty at the Ce... (more)

The Erie Lackawanna Railroad 3639, later Conrail 6670, sits with the other relics in Norfolk Southern's West Yard in Roanoke. The SPD45 is listed as being owned by the Virginia Museum of Transport... (more)

The Erie Lackawanna Railroad 3639, later Conrail 6670, sits with the other relics in Norfolk Southern's West Yard in Roanoke. The SPD45 is listed as being owned by the Virginia Museum of Transport... (more)

It is only a few months since Conrail came into being, and EL 3645 sits on former EL rails at East Voris Street.

Former GN SDP45 gets a new lease on life as a unique 7 axle locomotive in a test the BN and EMD worked on. Note the rare silver trucks, probably unique to this unit in the traditional BN color sch... (more)

An ex-EL SDP45 and a GP38 of Penn Central lineage get a westbound arrive in Cresson, having successfully gotten their train to the top of the tortuous grade west from Altoona. 6687 is an SDP45 in ... (more)