Thanks to a heads up the night before, I received word that the Georgia Northeastern was going to be bringing the Blue Ridge Scenic power to Tate for their annual visit to the shop on January 21st... (more)

CN R950 is passing the Amtrak station in Pontiac with three boxcars bound for local industries.

A few SP GP-9s were built without dynamic brakes. They ended up in Bay Area Commuter service. This one has just finished up on train #142.

Blue Ridge Scenic 4631 a GP9R with a GTW background brings up the rear of the excursion train as it nears McCaysville. A dusting of snow had fallen Christmas Eve to add a little atmosphere to the ... (more)

SOO 4203 shows off its fresh paint job at Bensenville, IL. The unit was rebuilt by CP at their Angus Shops from CR 7349, and was originally built in January 1956 as NYC 5949. It was retired by CP... (more)

L534 is done with it's work at JBS and starts heading to it's next spot at Ecosource.

CN L534, the Denmark turn, is seen moving along through Allouez, WI at a brisk 10mph. The engineer grabs a couple notches, with #4620 spewing some smoke.

SOO 4200, a GP9R was acquired from Conrail having been built as NYC 5955 in February 1956. The unit is parked by the yard office and tower at Bensenville, IL.

Denver Rock Island Railroad's DRIR 88 (GP9R) has just received a new coat of paint. This used to be flagged as SDCX 88 and you can see the old paint scheme from two months ago at https://www.rail... (more)

After making a quick run from Gladstone to Powers, Michigan, CN L552 slows as it passes the small depot. Here, the train will diverge on to the Iron Mountain Sub and head towards Quinnesec.

GTW 4623, an EMD GP9R is seen pulling a cut of clay slurry cars from Midwest Paper Group in Combined Locks, WI on CN Local L521. L521 serves various industries on CN's Kimberly Spur.

With a trio of EMD's on the point, Canadian National L552 cruises across the Escanaba River in Escanaba, Michigan with a sizable train of paper boxcars. A former GTW GP9R makes for a classic leade... (more)

Canadian National L521 crossed one of the many bridges scattered in the Appleton Flats area of the Kimberly Spur.

It appears that the Denver Rock Island Railroad has a new pony for their Denver-based stable. SDCX 88 was built in 1959 for the Southern Pacific as a GP9. It was later rebuilt as a GP9R for the ... (more)

CN L521 heads back to Appleton and across the Fox River with a string of boxcars and a GTW GP9R as the sole power for the day.