Boston & Maine SW1 11120 pauses in its duties in the B&M's Boston freight terminal in East Cambridge, MA.

Commonwealth Edison 5 rests at IRM.

Mid America Car's EMD SW1 sits outside the car shop.

The 4:00 p.m. Black River & Western departure from Flemington is passing through Copper Hill, en route to Ringoes, N.J. The train is powered by restored PRR SW1 9206, with two former CNJ passenger... (more)

Restored PRR SW1 9206 is coupling onto the BR&W passenger consist in Flemington. The train will soon depart for Ringoes, N.J.

The sole SW1 on the roster is equipped with "ditch strobes," which are a feature rarely seen in operation but were captured here.

Taken with permission of the LS; proper safety gear on. This short line operates over 60 miles of track in northeast Pennsylvania, Interchanging with Norfolk Southern and the Reading Blue Mountai... (more)

It is a blast from the past as a 1952 built SW1 rolls past the 1905 built substation for Oregon Water Power & Railway Company.

Little kids have their Day Out With Tomas. Big kids have better tings to do. Great day out.

Imagine you had these little beauties, a vintage freight train, several miles of track, plenty of time and a cooperative, friendly crew. Yes, it was a nice day. I’d trade 10 fantrips for one g... (more)

MILW 943 appears to have an exclusive parking spot in downtown Eau Claire. The unit spent the weekend here, about a block east of their depot and small yard.

The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum (BSRM) is proud to announce the acquisition of First Light 1849 (nee Boston & Maine 1113), a 1941 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SW-1, from the Mt. Tom Energy Pl... (more)

Commonwealth Edison had a pair of SW1s that served the State Line Generating Plant on the Indiana/Illinois border. COMX 3 is seen switching around the complex while a set of empty Burlington Nort... (more)

Led by a former Penn Central SW1, a pair of Superliners head south from Union Station through the jungle of switches outside the former CB&Q Railway Express Agency building. Tom Golden photo.