DMIR Phase IV SD9 no. 166 cools it heels outside of the Missabe diesel shop at Proctor, MN on a decent summer day. It looks like it's seen better days, but this survivor still has many years of se... (more)

In the days before it became a conveyor belt for Powder River Basin coal, the Joint Line offered drama and variety. Here on April 9, 1966, Denver & Rio Grande Western 5313, one of ten SD9’s on t... (more)

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range no. 162 lead a trio of SDs and an empty ore train around a curve northwest of Munger, Minnesota en route to the Iron Range. The high side modifications indicate these ... (more)

A southbound freight with three SD-9's is waiting to depart the SP yard in Eugene, OR on a spring day in 1984.

GN SD9 584 and another SD9 are prepped at Superior for their next assignment. GN roundhouse employees appear to have conferred on a plan and are about to take action. This track just east of the s... (more)

On the last day of 2015 we see Portland & Western 1852 which was built over 60 years ago on 06/1955, as SP 5438. The unit has been patched twice over the years, initially by the Willamette & Pacif... (more)

GN 581 had yet to be renumbered when this cab-side shot was taken six months into the BN merger. However, some one, most likely a BN locomotive maintenance crew had removed the bolted on GN logo, ... (more)

As a result of the 2006 washouts on sections of the Port of Tillamook Bay's route, the railroad's 6164 was stranded on the eastern side of the Coast Range. This engine's life would not last long a... (more)

SP SD9 4326 heads up a power set that includes a couple SW1500s, another SD9 and two GP9s while on the next track an eastbound freight led by a vintage EMD approaches the west end Roseville Yard.

SD's on parade. DMIR 170, a Phase IV SD9 leads a row of six SDs enjoying some summer sun at Keenan, MN. All have been repainted in the Arrowhead scheme, and the 170 now features a GP20 style fan s... (more)

A former Southern Pacific "Cadillac" sits at the Willamette & Pacific's office in McMinnville. The grain elevator in the scene has since been demolished.

DMIR 145 heads up a quartet of SD9s at DMIR's Proctor diesel shops while Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2 892, affectionately known as "the Pumpkin" looks on. The 892 would later become DMIR ... (more)

US Steel frequently moved power between its subsidiary roads. This set of power at the B&LE’s North Bessemer shops has three units that have been brought over from the DM&IR. Only the third unit... (more)