Nestled on the shore lines of Lake Michigan, an ArcelorMittal GP15-1/SW1500 combo brings a train of loaded coke into the East Chicago plant. On September 28th, 2020 it was announced that Cleveland... (more)

Urban Salt Lake City from the 13th south over pass. In my quest to capture some local action, with standard cabs. GP15-1 UPY 613 and UP 578 with the Chevron local are nearing Salt Lake Cities Rope... (more)

UPY 661 and 578 are in charge of the Chevron local. They have just finished up at the Chevron refinery. And will soon back into Flying J.

UPY 661 and 578 work the Chevron local on the north end of Salt Lake City. The red rock background is the Hughes Rock Quarry. If you squint hard enough, maybe you can picture these two units weari... (more)

Small But Mighty. York Rail 1532 and 1556 (GP15-1s) have both been put into service within the past year after repainting and mechanical work. Seen on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Church... (more)

A CSX local backs into Dow Chemical

For the most part, Conrail’s GP15-1’s were relegated to local and yard service, and they rarely appeared on road freights. Here a pair of them bracket a GP38-2 on train ALCA (Allentown – Cam... (more)

A Conrail crew prepares to maneuver a four-month-old GP15-1 out to the yard at Elizabethport, New Jersey. The adjacent building is the former Jersey Central Elizabethport Shops.

A surprise catch in the UP's North Yard in Denver was this bay window caboose, which is used for local runs as well as a 'snow bus', shuttling crews to trains in the mountains when heavy snow prev... (more)

With the last rays of sun showing above the horizon, UPY 700 and crew have nearly reached their destination of Troy Grove, as they cruise past the grain elevator at Triumph.

The Troy Grove Job rolls over North 4350th Road, in rural Earlville.

UPY 700 has just crossed the BNSF Mendota Sub, and is continuing it's journey to Troy Grove, IL.

UPY 629 (GP15-1) has solo duty in the Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver, Colorado. The remote control operator can be seen towards the rear of the train.

Deer In the Headlights: We all know that these woodland creatures aren't the smartest in the Animal Kingdom. Fortunately for them though, these deer all escaped any unpleasant enc... (more)