Aberdeen & Rockfish train AF18 led by GP7 205 working customers at the River Terminal

Aberdeen & Rockfish train AF18 led by GP7 205 approaching Skibo Yard headed east into Fayetteville

Were the colors of its last owner this old workhorse is shuffling hoppers at the unloader. I can only surmise that the backhoe is used to poke loads that fail to dump.

Rock Island's GP-7's were not equipped for suburban service, and so 1217 must be functioning as a switcher or pilot rather than the motive power for the whole train. That duty is probably going ... (more)

CNW 1575 leads a evening freight out of CNW's North Fond du Lac yard in March of 1973. Only the CNW could do a consist like this, a GP7, 2 rebuilt ex-Katy Baldwins, and a FM H16-66 Baby Trainmaste... (more)

Built for NYC,>PC>CR>SO this unit sits with serveral units owned by a railroad that seemed to have no use for so many.

C&O GP7 5883 is seen in the yard at Handley West Virginia in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

C&O GP7 5819 and mates lead coal loads near Hinton West Virginia in 1967. R. Malinoski photo, from my collection.

FRVR 4159 works LC Siding in Combined Locks, WI in December of 1992.

Originally Algoma Central. Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

Oelwein was nicknamed Hub City from the Chicago Great Western, which came to town in 1892. Around 1900 the railroad built major car and locomotive shops in Oelwein. Over 1,000 people were employed... (more)

Wabash Valley Railroad GP7 in the yard at Decatur, Illinois.The Wabash Valley operated from 1977 to 1981 as a shortline on a former Pennsylvania Railroad branch.

In well worn CNW paint, 4331 is the plant switcher for Bartlett Grain Company in Council Bluffs Iowa. The CNW ball and bar logo is still seen under the cab number.

CNW 4133 works the warehouse just east of the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee's Third Ward in August of 1984. This was once the "Route of the 400" when CNW's Lakefront depot was still in... (more)

A pair of RJ Corman GP7s work Graphic Packaging International's Paper Mill in Macon, Georgia with a string of ex-Pan Am boxcars. Both units were built for the Santa Fe.