Southern Pacific SD9 No. 4426 leads a westbound train through Tunnel 2 on Tehachapi Pass above Caliente, California, on March 1, 1988. SP crews and fans fondly called SD9s “Cadillacs.” Trailing 44... (more)

Coal Country Line-Up - Terry Respondek hosted a small group of photographers for a memorable night of photography, at the former Peabody/Squaw Creek Rolling Acre Shops, near Boonville Indiana. Tha... (more)

Photo freight on the Squaw Creek Southern with Mr.Respondeks former AW&W SD-9 leading the way.

Former coal haulers doing what they have done for many years.Now owned by the Respondek Railroad these units ran on a staged train for visiting railfans.

Rio Grande's 'Short Line Transfer' emerges from UP North Yard in Salt Lake City with cars bound for D&RGW's Roper Yard in South Salt Lake.

On a pleasant autumn afternoon at Provo Yard, Rio Grande engineer Bob Pace makes a few mechanical adjustments to SD9 #5314. It appears the number boards could use a little tinkering as well.

On a fine October 1977 afternoon, a pair of Rio Grande SD9s await their next assignment on the mainline out of Provo Yard. D&RGW 5308 and 5309 were built new by EMD for the Rio Grande in July 1957... (more)

A Rio Grande SD9, a GP9 and a pair of leased SSW GP40s lug a heavy Ogden to Roper SP transfer run south through Salt Lake City.

This is not a mirage. A pair of DMIR SD9s is seen hauling a molten steel "bottle" train under wire on the South Shore. Tom Golden photo.

While sitting at my desk at work, I heard the NECR 1901 get paper to head south. Knowing that this was one of two SD9's on their roster usually assigned to yard duty, I grabbed my camera and manag... (more)

The Golden Switch has a freshly repainted SD9 assigned to it on September 15, 2000, at Golden, Colorado. Painted in May of 2000, this former Colorado and Southern/Burlington Northern locomotive su... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s sole remaining SD9 undergoes some repairs to sheet metal on its steps in MRL's Livingston, Montana, shops. The SD9 is typically assigned to switching duties in the Laurel/Billi... (more)

The friendly C&S engineer waves as five SD-9s struggle to lift southbound Train 75 out of Walsenburg, Colo. on Feb. 25, 1968. No. 75 has just collected refrigerator cars full of San Luis Valley ... (more)

While passing through Alturas on a freight train, I found the SP 3818 still in its Black Widow scheme, long after the scarlet and gray had become standard. This was shot with Agfachrome.

Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range SD9 No. 129 sits in Keenan Yard, Minnesota, on the night of September 21, 1991. Specially repainted in the original scheme, the locomotive was partially hidden in th... (more)