Morrison-Knudsen EMD F45 No. 5525 sits in Martin, Utah, on September 7, 1995, while serving Utah Railway. The paint job certainly doesn’t conceal it’s former days as Santa Fe No. 5950.

BN F45 no. 6607 shows off its fresh BN paint job in the company of F45 mate no 6616 at North La Crosse, WI in March 1973. The unit was built as GN 434 in June 1969, while BN 6616 was built for BN ... (more)

Wisconsin Central EMD F45 No. 6654 leads WC train 2 through Waukesha, Wisconsin, on a sunny March 13, 2023. This cowl locomotive is the former Santa Fe No. 5965, then recently purchased by WC.

Grinding up the 3% grade on Cajon Pass' South Track, the original mainline and also the steeper of the two tracks, is an eastbound Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway freight with an impressive set... (more)

WC 6656 is ready to depart Shops Yard in Fond Du Lac, WI. in June of 2000. EMD's F/FP45's really looked good in this paint scheme.

PUEBLO CO June 16 1979 — BN F45 6638 awaits its next assignment. The unit was delivered in April 1971 and retired in 1986. My photo.

On a beautiful Montana morning, MRL 392 confronts the rising sun as it cants to the sharp curve at the west end of the old Austin siding. The power set includes an ex-SP and MRL SD45 and a pair of... (more)

NORMAN OK June 12 1978 — Santa Fe F45 5910, F45 5925, U25B 6606 and a GE approach West Franklin Road on a northbound mixed freight. EMD delivered the unit in June 1968 as ATSF 1910. In the March... (more)

BN 6603, former GN 430, operates Great Northern longhood first, handling train 3, once known as the "Pacific Zip" through Rock Island, WA on the last lap into Wenatchee where it will rec... (more)

Although it has been heavily photographed, the former ATSF F45 is still worth another look, especially after a summer afternoon rain shower.

Montana Rail Link EMD F45 No. 390 leads LM at Greycliff, Montana, on the afternoon of October 3, 2005, beneath stormy skies and a splash of sunlight. The train will be treading through snow by the... (more)

Old U.S. Highway 10 through Greycliff, Montana, is empty on the rainy afternoon of October 3, 2005. An outdated general store is as empty as the old road, closed up long ago. However, Montana Rai... (more)

In 1985 Utah Railway acquired their own power again. The first units they got were these four former Burlington Northern F45's 6606, 6607, 6613, and 6608. The four unit set that my dad captured he... (more)

Santa Fe bought 40 EMD F45s in mid-1968, mostly for freight service, although the last 20 had steam lines and could be found pulling passenger trains for a few years too. An F45 is essentially a c... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, called the LM back then, arrives at Montana, Montana, on October 7, 2005. Three MRL EMDs power the train—F45 No. 390, SD40 No. 215 and ... (more)