OKLAHOMA CITY OK Feb 3 1980 — The engine shed at Harter Yard hosts Rock Island SW8 812 at its door. EMD delivered the 812 in September 1950. In 1986 the unit went to Central Soya as CSYX 1. My p... (more)

Denver Rock Island Railroad's GP9 (#88) gets ready to leave the yard.

Denver Rock Island Railroad's #553 (SW8) shuffles cars in a north Denver industrial area while storms fire off in the distance.

Hoffman Transportation's veteran SW8, HTCX #2000, shuffles cars around at their transload facility in Channahon, Illinois. Old Glory waves in the background. Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is e... (more)

A vintage SW8 spends its days shuffling cars around the Stepan Company plant in Elwood, Illinois. Labeled as the SCLX 2001, this unit's past is a bit of a mystery, but I'm always open to hearing i... (more)

Pill Pusher. Pfizer SW-8 no. 1, née Rock Island no. 838 (EMD, 1953), is seen in the yard at the Danbury Railway Museum. The locomotive was used by the pharmaceutical company to switch ... (more)

The south side of Chicago is full of treasures when it comes to trains. On the list of treasures is Maryland Pig Iron of Illinois' veteran Conrail SW8. Still in virtually untouched Conrail big blu... (more)

Amtrak EMD SW8 No 749 switches some Heritage Fleet passenger cars on the tracks adjoining the railroad’s Chicago, Illinois, locomotive facility in a view from the 18th Street overpass on Februar... (more)

Rockton, Rion & Western 2015 battles kudzu as it approaches the Highway 321 crossing in Winnsboro, South Carolina in 2005. At this point in the museum's existence, the road had to be flagged by th... (more)

Archer Daniels Midland crew member throws a switch at their plant in Kershaw, South Carolina to begin moving cars about the facility. This switcher-type locomotive ws built for Lehigh Valley as LV... (more)

Waste Management's old former Conrail EMD has seen better days, but is still making money shuffling recycled garbage around.

OKLAHOMA CITY Feb 3 1980 — Rock Island SW8 827 awaits its fate near the Harter Yard engine shed and the yard office. EMD delivered the unit in November 1952. My photo.

A seldom seen Coors Critter is #989, which has a long and stable work history, having worked for only 2 flags. The SW8 was built in 1952 for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and then moved to ... (more)

Coors 991 (SW8) makes a run to the east yard to grab a string of hoppers for the brewery.

VANCOUVER WA Oct 16 2021 — Northwest Rail Institute SW8 701 (b/n 15739) is a little worse for wear. At this time the loco is no longer in use and the institute appears to be closed. Note that it... (more)