CNW 936, the last of seven U30Cs acquired by CNW, leads a westbound freight to the Twin Cities shorlty after leaving Altoona Yard. The train is approaching the MILW/SOO diamond protected by Eau Cl... (more)

Eagle Mountain is a ghost town in the California desert in Riverside County founded in 1948 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. The town is located at the entrance of the now-defunct Eagle Mountain ... (more)

Sitting in the diesel service area of Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard is UP U30C 2848. This diesel was built by General Electric in April 1973, and twelve years later was retired by the UP, on Octo... (more)

L&N's only U30C locomotive featuring the Extra Reliability series with a special paint scheme.

BN 5383 (U30C) sits on display next to Barn 9 at the Illinois Railway Museum during the museum's 2025 Diesel Days event.

During the Illinois Railway Museum's 2025 Diesel Days event, BN 5383 (U30C) returns from a Take the Throttle run and meets CNW 411 (F7A), which is inactive today, merely sitting at the station wit... (more)

U30C 801 stored at Shoreham Roundhouse

U30C's stored at Shoreham.

Some of IRM's engines are getting positioned in preparation for Day 2 of Diesel Days. To the right is Spaulding Tower, which was built in 1891 by the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern to protect an interloc... (more)

U30C's stored at Shoreham

U30C's stored at Shoreham

I kinda wish this railroad had lasted longer. Nice paint on locos and IMHO the best looking coal hoppers ever. One of my favorite GEs back before EPA stifled that beautiful exhaust sound. Hey, ... (more)

Swept away by time. Now there's no mine, no town, no railroad and no big red GEs hauling gigantic trains from the middle of nowhere. I thought was a great place for LA to put its waste but that ... (more)

Backed by a sky any old photographer for locomotive builder would like, this ex-L&N unit takes a rest. Photo by Craig Hatter. From my collection.

Summertime and an ex L&N unit in an early paint scheme is bringing a coal train over another departure track to head north.