The loneliest EMD on a railroad known for it's eclectic stable of ALCO and GE locomotives arrives at Bayport to switch the sprawling Andersen Window factory.

Five of Santa Fe's homebuilt CF7's led a grain train through Torrance, CA. It was common on weekends when fewer switch units were needed in LA to through together a bunch to power an extra train d... (more)

Street running "Tavares-style"....with storage hoppers for OUC. This CF7 will eventually be replaced with an ex-CN GP9 on the roster (as will all CF7).

FCEN is moving an OUC coal train in 20-odd car segments to the end of the line in Sorrento (the line used to connect all the way to Sanford). Round Lake Road is exempt & had to be flagged.

A daylight move of the Holiday Lights Train with Thomas!

...well, this is actually a Thomas train during the Christmas Lights season, running one of two street tangents in town. This stretch has active wig-wags!

...well, this is actually a Thomas train (see him puffing away back there?) during the Christmas Lights season.

RRVW 309 and 303 sit alone with a snowplow. Neither three have seen service for quite some time. The 303 hit a semi and is totalled Railroad: Red River Valley & Western
Locomotive: CF7
Location: Breckenridge, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: RRVW 309
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 12, 2012

Just starting out down the Minnesota Prairie Line, a pair of TCW units brings some hoppers and tanks to customers along the former Chicago & Northwestern line.

With seconds to spare, the MPLI local sees the last rays of light for the remainder of their trip to Norwood/Young America. They have a boxcar, buffer, and 24 loads of ethanol from Winthrop, MN i... (more)

A pair of former Santa Fe CF7's continue to survive a hundred or so miles away from where the ATSF Cleburne shops built them from F7A's. The are looking nice and clean and the silver horn is a nic... (more)

RRVW 309 and friends are parked up at Breckenridge MN, on a sunny Saturday morning in the Fall of 2011.

A close-up reveals the damage sustained after the 303 hit a semi and burst into flames near Davenport, ND. While the damage may not look severe, it has ended the career of this former ATSF F-unit... (more)