Worn out and in need of some wheel work, GATX's SW1001 #90 works its very last days at the Colton facility before it will be replaced. (Taken with permission from the railroad and while wearing pr... (more)

Sunrise Over West Colton - An eerie orange cast from a foggy morning sunrise spills over the GATX car facility located adjacent to the Former Southern Pacific Classification Yard at West... (more)

Number 1: In a siding on Union Pacific at Battle Mountain, Nevada, sits none other than GATX No. 1! As GATX website states, they have “Tanks cars for every purpose. GATX's North American tank car ... (more)

A number of switchers (many former Reading MP15s) rest at the Independent Locomotive Service shop while undergoing work.

Sitting in the small yard on a Saturday morning doing nothing much at all.

GATX 3869 is seen being rerailed after a derailment on the Conrail/Indiana Harbor Belt mainline just west of Gibson Yard. Tom Golden photo.

This little critter works the Frito Lay plant just off of loop 12 in west Dallas.

Looks like this unit has had some engine troubles...at least the oil stains gives the dull blue paint some character...

After a long canoe trip down the Wisconsin River, it's time to chill and let the trains come to us. Here an eastbound Burlington Northern freight with a former Reserve Mining SD38-2 on the point, ... (more)

After not heading west the previous day the GEXR moves west with two days worth of traffic with the GATX and FEC taking charge. This train would have been going east at this time if CN 370's crew ... (more)

The Union Pacific transfer run from Lesperance St. Yard to 12th Ave uses the elevated line as headroom minutes after sunrise.

With a little assistance, even an NS train can have colorful motive power... and 'Catfish' widecabs are still several years in the future here.

Last autumn, or so, 4 GATX GP38-2s showed up in Amtrak's Chicago facilities, apparently to assist in some work trains and rehabilitation of the coach yards. In February, GATX 2604 is shuttling a ... (more)

Phenol A tank car loaded with the chemical sits in the transfer yard ready for pickup by NS. Phenol is used in the making of polycarbonate (PC) which in turn can be used to make compact d... (more)

A worker at the GATX car facility in Bloomington, California (adjacent to the Southern Pacific's West Colton Classification Yard. It's a good thing he's wearing protective gear and clothing, as h... (more)