SOU 3170 makes its first appearance in service since the rebuild 5th out on NS 347. It's on its way to the Piedmont Division where it will spend most of its life working locals and yard jobs. Than... (more)

Empty and loaded coal trains - each led by one of L&N's 1200-class SD40s - pass on the double track just north of Corbin. Don't know what power is trailing 1239, but 1232 is assisted by 3,000hp C... (more)

Southern Railway SD40 #3170 rests outside the NS paint shop at sunset in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Within a few hours, it will be cranked up and running, being prepared for revenue service after ha... (more)

The newest NS heritage diesel was earning its keep 15 years ago by partnering with an SD60 for several days on long-distance locals 45/46. In this photo they're eastbound approaching the CSX cros... (more)

After a rebuild at Norfolk Southern's Juniata Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and restoration into its original Southern Railway paint scheme at the Chattanooga locomotive shop, Southern SD40 #3170... (more)

A new addition to Norfolk Southern's "heritage fleet": Southern Railway SD40 #3170 was built in April of 1971 and served for Southern and Norfolk Southern until being retired in 2008. It was rece... (more)

Westbound GT train passing through Griffith

A summer '76 vacation in search of BiCenntennial locomotives found KCS's version among my least favorites none the less unusual to say the least. I believe they had a couple painted in similar pai... (more)

CP Rail SD40 5527 and an MLW switcher idle in late evening hours next to CP cabooses 434343 and 434533 near the Kenora, Ontario depot. This picturesque community at the top of Lake of the Woods wa... (more)

Another southbound coal train is today led by something a little special, even more so because the "spoilers" forgot to paint over the WM.

CN 5122 and two sister SD40s get a roll on it as they head an eastbound empty coal train out of Boston Bar, BC. They have stepped out onto Stoyoma Creek trestle along the shore of the Fraser River... (more)

Montana Rail Link SD9s, SD40s, SD45s, and SD45-2s all sit quiet throughout the back tracks of the former Livingston Rebuild Center in Livingston, MT. The massive Northern Pacific era locomotive ho... (more)

The DMIR DS has been busy as DWP trains are detouring on DMIR between Virginia City and Nopeming Jct. The second northbound has entered the siding at Coons as DWP detour 5906 departs South Coons ... (more)

Train of TRANSAP railway loaded with cellulose in direction at Lirquén seaport, in the Penco city

In yet another case of "I was not happy with what was in front of me" (at the time), here we have Utah Railway Mainline 2. Laid off from flying for United Airlines and nothing better to do, I wan... (more)