A Santa Fe painted SD45-2 leads a Ft. Madison, IA to Columbus, OH stack train at Canal Bank Road.

Gleaming in the sun as it rests between assignments, BNSF Railway SD40-2R 7951 is a rebuilt SD45-2. This engine was previously numbered BNSF 6500, ATSF 5850 and, originally, ATSF 5645.

Gleaming in the sun as it rests between assignments as the Victorville road switcher, BNSF Railway SD40-2R 7951 is a rebuilt SD45-2. This engine was previously numbered BNSF 6500, ATSF 5850 and, ... (more)

A pleasant change from the endless parade of GE widecabs - an all-EMD lash-up consisting of four SD45s and a pair of Oakway 60s.

A new school foreign visitor passes an old school yard dog in the yard at Williamson.

A tranquil scene at Stillwater NY as an afternoon eastbound Pam Am SEED heads for Hemstreet Park over the Hudson River on a Fourth of July.

One of the many used sd45 and sd40 bought by Helm leasing to be rebuilt and leased,usually,the 45s get their V20s changed out for V16s , also the 6 cylinder compressor is replaced with a 3.

I thought Friday the 13th was supposed to be a bad luck day? Guess NS was having a good day, and so was I. NS Manifest train 18G pulls East through Phillipsburg NJ with two ex Erie Lackawanna SD... (more)

No one will be needed the tell tales tonight as the engineer has all the controls he needs from the comfort and safety of the cab of NYSW SD45-2 3618.

Ah yes it is summer time on the NYS&W and that only means one thing...day light SU99's. Todays train has crested Sparta Mountain and is now working their way down grade towards the old L&HR.

Norfolk Southern Police visiting an ex-Erie Lackawanna SD45-2 at Bayway Yard while responding to a report of suspicious individuals in the vicinity. The SD45-2s have been assigned to working the ... (more)

Fresh from the paint shop, Huntington Locomotive Shops load test unit shows off her new YN3 paint. I feel pretty safe saying this will be the only SD45-2 ever painted YN3!

Having come down off the Tehachapi grade this eastbound has just made a left in the town of Mojave. Now on ATSF track its next stop is Barstow, CA.

MRL SD45-2 306 & SD70ACe 4308 on the empty Gas Local dropping down Evaro Hill approaching Missoula, MT.

MRL SD45-2 306 & SD70ACe 4308 on the empty Gas Local crossing the Jocko River in Arlee, MT.