Fred Tolan and his Washington-Oregon Shippers Assn. were very influential in the Pacific Northwest in controlling which railroad got traffic. One movement they controlled was inbound shipments of ... (more)
No other railroad in North America other than UP could put this combo together. UP GP30B is mated up with an Omaha built GP20B and an SDP35, parked at Argo Yard, Seattle, waiting to be attached to... (more)
UP could put together more interesting combinations of power than most railroads in the 1960s and 70s. Here we have SD24B 411B mated up temporarily with an NW2 as it gets hostled around the engine... (more)
Power is lined up and ready to roll next to the Argo Yard tower and offices in Seattle. UP SD40 3092 leads a trio followed by a pair of SD40-2s. The 3092 was built in August 1971, a fairly late ve... (more)
UP 2900 is mated up with another U30C at Argo Yard under the yard tower and freight offices. UP was dominated by EMD power at this time, but U28Cs, U30Cs and U50Cs would show up on occasion. As th... (more)