Full Mooned At EMD. At blue hour on January 28, 2021, EMDX 70 (SD70ACe) sits at the Progress Rail/EMD LaGrange facility in McCook, Illinois as the moon rises in the background. This locomot... (more)

General Motors Electro-Motive Division built just seven SD45X diesels in 1970 – four demonstrators and three for Southern Pacific Railroad. EMDX 4201-4203 were built with SP's typical array of ... (more)

EMDX 7209 is one among a small group of SD70ACe-T4's on long term lease to Ferromex, in this group there are engines from canceled orders from both UP and NS.

Look, Ma! No Fuel Tank!

EMDX SD40J 50, a Joule Battery Electric Locomotive built on the frame of an SD40-2 by Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. in Brazil, switches autoracks ... (more)

Originally PC, then CR and by this time leased out on the SP. Photo by Tony Vanier, from my collection.

Microprocessor controls and EMD’s new 710G engine first appeared together in SD60 demonstrators EMD 1 through 4 between May and June 1984. Years later, the prototypes were still testing new tech... (more)

EMDX Oakway SD60 9041 sits outside EMD LaGrange. I believe this is the last remaining former Oakway SD60s still in this scheme.

Electro Motive's 100th anniversary celebration was held at the Illinois Railway Museum. Several locomotives were shipped to the museum for display Here EMDX 7231 was staged on the west wye adjac... (more)

EMD "Banana Demonstrator" 7231 at IRM for EMD's 100th anniversary celebration. Here the unit is coupled to the coach train on station track 2 as a storm passes near by.

Note the front truck placement, which was significantly different on later models.

The #7045 "EMD Demonstrator livery" now is a Helper set, waiting to next train in Ouro Yard.

It all began here, more or less. Demonstrator #103 with its matching B-unit. This took some effort as they were not kept in the same museums. It was only fitting they were brought in for display... (more)

It all began here, more or less. Demonstrator #103 with its matching B-unit. This took some effort as they were not kept in the same museums. It was only fitting they were brought in for display... (more)

EMD 462 and its traveling locomotive test set were in Auburn, WA in fall 1977 doing test work on their SD45-X on Stampede Pass. The pass was a favorite location for EMD to test mountain grades on ... (more)

The Mother Of All ACes. At sunset on January 28, 2021, EMDX 70 (SD70ACe), 9501 (SD60MAC), and 91 (SD90MAC-H) sit at the Progress Rail/EMD LaGrange facility in McCook, Illinois. When 70 was... (more)