It’s early morning on the day after Christmas, 1985, and five Maine Central U-Boats move out of the Delaware & Hudson East Binghamton Engine Terminal. They have been assigned to helper/runaround... (more)

Other than a few Alco road switchers, the Maine Central's road power was largely EMD until GE sold them ten U18 "baby boats" in 1975. Later, the MEC ended up with two classes of secondhand U-boats... (more)

A visit to Conrail’s Conway Yard in August, 1978 began with hopes of seeing some of the sis-axle Alco Centuries that frequented the area. While we found our quarry, the real prize was this forme... (more)

Detroit, in the early 1960s, was not a hot bed of Pennsy activity, in terms of freight traffic; there was only one or two inbound trains per day. On the plus side, they were typically drawn by som... (more)

A Santa Fe intermodal train slows for the Rock Island crossing at Joliet, IL. The westbound train is on the Santa Fe mainline out of Chicago, shared at this point with Illinois Central Gulf. Power... (more)

Little snow, but icy conditions greet ten year old PC 2653, a U25B built in December 1965, and a pair of Southern Pacific SD40s at Penn Central's 56th St. Yard in Chicago, IL. In a few months 2653... (more)

A four-unit GE/Alco lashup leads New Haven train Advance OB-2 (Maybrook, NY, to Boston) through Brewster, NY, on a summer afternoon. A/OB-2 was a hot freight forwarding interchange traffic from th... (more)

Late in the afternoon on clear day in July 1973, Milw Rd U25B No. 5007 and SD40-2 No. 3035 sit outside the railroad's big brick shops in Tacoma.

New York Central added 70 new GE U25Bs (phase 1 & 2) to its diesel roster in 1964-65. These 2500-series speed merchants were typically assigned to priority traffic, while older first-generation un... (more)

A southbound Delaware & Hudson Penn Division detour train has outlawed at Lanesboro, Pennsylvania, and awaits a new crew on Conrail’s former Eris Southern Tier main line.

Maine Central Units make their first appearance on Delaware & Hudson train NE84 at Palmerton, Pennsylvania. The Lehigh Valley area grapevine was alive with the news that the U25B/GP38 combo had go... (more)

Rock Island 216, a U25B and GP40 mate get a free wash job with cold March rain at their Inver Grove diesel service facility in March 1973. Finding sunlight on the Rock seemed impossible.

Eastbound Great Northern train 88, with a hefty consist of five U25B's, leaves the Rockies behind as it crosses the plains of eastern Montana through Blackfoot on May 17, 1967. Photo taken from... (more)

Union Pacific GE U25B's 627, 626 with Alco RS27 677 and UP U25B 625. The U25B's equipped with high short hoods. Photo taken from my slide collection, no photographer listed on slide.

UP GE U25B numbered 625-640 (625-636 equipped with high short hoods) Photo taken from my slide collection. Photographer unknown.