Burlington Northern SD7 6006 in hump service at Pasco WA July 1972. Built in May 1952 as Great Northern 556 and retired in September 1983. This SD7 has left its home rails on the old GN Mesabi Div... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6012 resting in the Old Town Yard in East End Superior October 1975. Built as GN 562 in July 1952 and retired in September 1983. The 562 suffered fire damage on September 4... (more)

Great Northern SD7 566 waiting for an NP freight to cross Winter St. in Superior February 1970. GN 566 was built in March 1953 and retired as BN 6016 in September 1983. In this photo it looks like... (more)

A trio of Southern Pacific SD7s lead a transfer run as it departs Santa Fe’s Hobart Yard, in Vernon (southeast of downtown Los Angeles) with train bound for SP's Taylor Yard, northeast of downtown... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6017 sits in front of the Allouez Yard Office in July 1975. By this time on the BN, old paint locomotives were getting fewer and fewer with each passing year. Luckily Super... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6008 resting on the dirt house tracks at Belknap Roundhouse in Superior September 1973. The 6008 was built as Great Northern 558 in May 1952 and wore two of the three GN pa... (more)

An unexpected move brought Conrail’s only two SD7’s to the Allentown area. These ex-PRR EMD’s, which had added weight, were purchased specifically for the 5.89% Madison Hill line in Indiana. They ... (more)

Great Northern SD7 562 stops to receive orders from the operator at Central Ave. Tower in Superior May 1970. Exactly two months into the BN merger and it looks as if nothing has changed as the 562... (more)

Roster shot of P&W #1501 (former Southern Pacific) EMD SD7 leading a P&W local out of Albany, OR

P&W #1501 (former Southern Pacific) EMD SD7 leads a P&W local out of Albany, OR

A pair of SP SD7's were working the rear end of a train at the roads Industry, CA, yard.

SP 1518 leads the caboose train east past Johnson siding.

The very first SD type locomotive, built in May 1951 as General Motors Electro-Motive Division's prototype Demonstrator #990. The 1518 is viewed here in yard 2 at IRM.

Before there was Iowa Interstate, there was Iowa Railroad. They did not enjoy the success that IAIS later had, but they did preserve service over an extensive section of CRI&P. Their power was ... (more)

Coming back from Oakland, OR, i made a quick stop in Albany as there is always something interesting to look at. Here, the vintage SP SD7 sits idle on this 1st Saturday of 2019. The old workhorse ... (more)