SD70ACe Demonstrator unit #7044 leads northbound empty train U61. This unit is rent to VLi, until the new SD70ACe-BB units are delivered.

Northbound empty U61 led by EMD SD70ACe demonstrator unit #7044, photographed at Km 198, Itu-SP.

EMDX GP40 206 on CP Rail at Niagara Falls, Ontario.

The test train pulls up to Forbes to add a truck load of food and some important people from BNSF, EMD and a couple other railroads. Once the stop is over they will head deep into La Veta Pass to ... (more)

After helper duty, SD70ACe #7046 stand by at track 1, before back to Araraquara.

EMD Demonstrator unit #7046 as helper at train X44, photographed at Ibaté-SP.

Southbound loaded X44 at the grade of Km 232 between yards Ouro and Tamoyo, with SD70ACe #624 DPU and SD70ACe #7046 as helper.

The EMD FT #103

Built in 1939, this FT was not only the first of the original 555 "FTA" units but also the first in a series of thousands of newer generation "F" units built up until ... (more)

Demonstrator units #7045 and #7046 photographed in São Carlos yard, in a rainy afternoon. Pretty hard to see both units together, since they are specially assigned for helper duties.

Demonstrator unit #7045 today is the helper unit N53, pushing southbound loaded X46 through the grades between Araraquara and São Carlos.

With its MKT heritage quite evident, this EMD Geep is seen awaiting movement at the former C&EI Yard Center. Tom Golden photo.

With the EMD T4 ACE demo units in-charge, NS Q46 charges south through the community of Price, NC on its way to Belews Creek Steam Station.

In between falling snowflakes, Q316-28 heads east along CSX's Ohio River Subdivision with two EMD Tier 4 demonstrators on the point. This is former Baltimore & Ohio territory. Signals, however, ar... (more)

I made a trip in 2001 to shot the BNSF coal line east of Alliance. At this time mainly SD70MAC's were king of the region, but a few odd ball DC sets were mixed in. Here a loaded coal train has 3 D... (more)

The last light of the evening shines on Q316-19 rolling over the mouth of the Kanawha River into Point Pleasant with the two SD70ACe-T4 demonstrators back in the power rotation between Cincinnati ... (more)