Columbia Basin, CBRW 166 & 171 mixed freight with the Wheeler Turn E/B just outside of Warden, WA on May 7, 2025. Both units are rebuilt SD9's of DMIR heritage.

Burlington Northern, BN 6240 roster shot of it switching the yard at Parkwater, WA on August 6, 1997. This SD9 has been rebuilt and was originally DMIR 132. It is about to back into its consist.

Nevada Northern 250, a 1956 EMD SD9E, made its inaugural runs on July 25, 2025. Here they are heading west (railroad south) on the Ore Line towards Keystone, with East Ely below them. This loc... (more)

Columbia Basin 166 with the Connell Turn climbing the 1% grade from Connell to Schlomer, WA at Moon Road on September 19, 2023 with CBRW 651 and 171. All 3 units are rebuilt SD9's with the 166 & 1... (more)

Columbia Basin Railroad, CBRW 608 leads the Connell Turn near Simensen, WA on June 18, 2024 with CBRW 166 & 12. All units are rebuilt SD9's from different railroads.

The day before the 4th of July, the Nevada Northern Railway debuted their Locomotive #250, formerly #204. It has been painted in a commemorative scheme for the 250th birthday of the United States ... (more)

Columbia Basin, CBRW 171 W/B Connell Turn working downgrade on the 1% compensated line between Schlomer and Connell on September 19, 2023, with CBRW 651 & 166. This location is above Moon Road.

Columbia Basin, CBRW 166 leads a mixed freight up the 1% compensated grade near Moon Road and Schlomer, WA on June 26, 2023 with CBRW 651 & 610. All 3 units are rebuilt SD9's.

An SD9 built for the SP back in April of 1956 now lives out its days in MRL blue as an elevator goat in Lexington, Nebraska, alongside the UP Kearney Subdivision. A UP Westbound is seen here passi... (more)

An SD9 built for the SP back in April of 1956 now lives out its days in MRL blue as an elevator goat in Lexington, Nebraska, alongside the UP Kearney Subdivision. This unit spent time on both the ... (more)

Columbia Basin, CBRW 608 & 651 lead the Connell turn E/B near Moon Road on September 30, 2024. The grade out of Connell to Schlomer is 1% compensated.

Columbia Basin Railroad, CBRW 12 leads a 30 car Wheeler turn on May 6, 2025 with CBRW 608, approaching Bassett Jct, WA. Both units are rebuilt SD9's.

Three Algers, Winslow & Western SD9's lead coal loads away from Kendall mine in southern Indiana.

CBRW 608 W/B at Bruce, WA on June 27, 2023 with CBRW 12 and 2274. This was a fairly short train of 16 cars on this day. CBRW 602 & 12 are SD9's while the CBRW is a GP9u rebuilt by the ATSF.

Columbia Basin, CBRW 651 leads a 77 car train up the 1% grade from Connell, WA near Moon Road on September 18, 2023 with CBRW 171, 2274 & 1626. The power consists of two rebuilt SD9's and 2 rebuil... (more)