One day she will be restored to former glory!
Pacific Harbor Line SD18 42 has been "blue flagged" and is not to be moved, at the Pier A Yard's engine facility in Wilmington, California, on August 11, 2007.
Pacific Harbor Line SD18 41, seen here at Union Pacific's Dolores Yard in Carson, California, is the former C&NW 6637, ex-PNC 1834, rebuilt from Southern SD24 6334, originally Southern 2518.
End of the line. PHL SD18 44 (originally Southern SD24 2507) being stripped in PHL's Pier A Yard backlot. Note former SP Business Car 100 "Airslie" stored in the background.
A lot of the usable parts have been stripped from Pacific Harbor Line SD18 44. This engine started life in January 1960 as SOU SD24 2507 (then became SOU 6308, PNC SD18 1808 and CNW 6626).
A variety of power rests at the Pacific Harbor Line engine shed in Wilmington, California, on August 11, 2007. From left to right: GP7 101, SD40T-2 51 and SD18 42.
The sun is literally and figuretively setting on these SDMs, but for now they still are earning their keep as they pull into United Taconite with crude ore loads.
After a brief stop at a red signal, the train puts on a smoke show as they get moving again. Two rebuilt SD18's and two SD38-2's power the train.
A special "caboose hop" on the NSSR poses on the Knife River Bridge for the DM&IR Historical Society convention.
The ever changing scene at Larrys. Today, Penn Central, SP, DMIR, NS, BLE, CNW, and many others await their fate.
I&M's only 2 SD18's make their way through North Pekin with a short train bound for the Tazewell & Peoria yards in East Peoria.
DM&IR 193 with W24 and Business car Northland on a charter trip for the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth. All the equipment is part of the Museums collection.
Stationed at a grain elevator, the nose logo is for United Farmer's Cooperative.
PHL 42 sits in the Pier A Yard. Behind it is FEC 97, an E8 that was sent to PHL for repairs. Taken with permission.
IMRR 60 works its way south past a pasture, I just missed the horses.
