A pair of classic EMD SW9s enjoy a little down time parked in Union Pacific's Riverdale Yard in Ogden. The UP 1844 was built by EMD for the UP in April 1953, and was rebuilt by UP as SW10 No. 1203... (more)

Amtrak P32 519 switches around private cars in the yard in Chicago.

The brakeman lines the switch behind the CN 4705 before it shoves back into the South Yard.

A sunny winters day finds GB&W RS3 switching the yard in Green Bay. I was happy to capture this unit on this trip.

St. Maries River Railroad SW1200 No. 502 has just finished switching the Potlatch lumber mill at St. Maries, Idaho on April 4, 2011. In a few moments the crew will put the switcher away in the sho... (more)

EJ&E SD38-2 667 switches the south end of Joliet Yard.

FURX 3022 switches the south end of Global 4.

Mother-Calf-Mother set uncoupled from SW1001 Port de Montreal PDM 7601. With the arrival of a Genset Switcher, 7601 was purged from the port's roster, sublettered ATMX, destination unknown...

At the back of the pack, a forlorn SW1001 is being towed. Port de Montreal #7601 sublettered ATMX. A direct consequence of a genset switcher arriving at the PdM roster this week. As for the GP9's,... (more)

It's nice and early in the morning and you can all ready see a switcher starting to work on sorting cars in the Yard.

NOPB 106 working the Cotton Warehouse Yard on July 4th,1996. Both the 106 and the old Yardmaster Shack would soon be replaced with Boise engines and a new office/car repair shed complex. The pai... (more)

These are used to switch the surrounding industries, the yard and the sometimes pickup the intermodals between the nearby port and the Hochelaga yard. Not long ago, a trio of GP9's was still in us... (more)

A Ron Zeil trip to Argentina uncovers this tank engine working the terminal.

A Ron Zeil trip to Argentina provided this op to capture switching at the terminal.

Harlowton, MT, was the Eastern end of the Milwaukee's Montana Electrification. E57B was working the yard on a hot August afternoon in 1971. Today, this is a barren right of way.