"Landlocked at Defco" Defco Industrial Park's GE 25-ton locomotive sits tucked away towards the end of track, behind one of the many industrial buildings it was set to serve. Defco Industr... (more)

Nearing its destination, #49-5601 leads two cars out of the forest. My dad James (1951-2015) worked at Material Service for 30 years and spent a lot of time on and around this unit, back when it w... (more)

After picking up a delivery of two cars from the CN, MSC 49-5601 heads for the plant to make its own delivery. Built in 1954, the classic SW900 was looking good on this sunny morning.

Making its first pick-up this year, Hanson Material Service's SW900 begins the trek back to the plant in Romeoville on a nice, Spring morning. The former EJ&E Romeoville Branch is known as the &qu... (more)

Ex-Port of Montreal SW1001 AXLX 7602 does some switching at the Axiall Canada Inc. plant.

MVPX 1202, an SW1200 in green paint and marked for service by North Star Blue Scope Steel, sits on the outskirts of the company's steel mill in Delta, Ohio. This is one of several switchers used ... (more)

INLX 127, an SW1001 belonging to I/N Tec Steel's New Carlisle plant, pulls a train of loaded steel out of the yard. Once clear of the switch, the crew will take the train into the plant. On the NS... (more)

The massive MetalX scrap metal facility in Delta, Ohio has a former Canadian Pacific SW1200RS for use as a switcher in the complex. This facility was relatively recently constructed here and the s... (more)

A product of ICG's Paducha Shop's, Cargill SD20 610 is at Gainesville, Georgia on the morning of March 1, 2020.

Ex-Port of Montreal SW1001 AXLX 7602 is about to head back towards the Axiall Canada Inc. plant once the switch at left is thrown.

Mojave Northern's rare SE32C traverses the yard along Route 66 light as it moves into position to pull a coal train up to the mine.

Cargill's newest Gainesville plant locomotive rests during a rare Georgia snow day. The bright locomotive contrasts dramatically among the untouched snow and Norfolk & Western boxcar rusting away ... (more)

Power for the Central Valley Ag elevator.

Even in the worst of blizzards Con Agra' SW1200 needed to keep shuffling grain cars in the small Commerce City yard. The fast falling snow made for a miserable afternoon of cleaning switches and t... (more)

Coors switcher C998 (SW1001) makes a rare appearance as it shuffles some grain cars in the Coors Brewing facility yard.