The boys are back, and they're looking for trouble! As the Dropkick Murphys song goes, the two Tier 4 SD70ACe demonstrators loaned to CSX have escaped Queensgate Yard after weeks of ... (more)

The first SD60 built, EMD's demonstrator #1 is seen at the IHB's Blue Island Yard in Riverdale awaiting testing on Conrail. Tom Golden photo.

Three colorful Electro-Motive Division GP60 demonstrators fly eastbound on the Santa Fe main line approaching Toluca, Illinois, on April 19, 1986. The rounded contours of the cab and nose was not ... (more)

An EMD test set consisting of a SDP40F, passenger test car, A-B F-unit set, and SD45 demonstrator are seen traversing the ICG mainline. Tom Golden photo.

Carrying on the heritage of the Penn Central, EMDX 7101 now also carries some of the latest locomotive prime-mover technology as part of the GP22ECO program. Working a cut of hoppers this afte... (more)

"Power of Tomorrow. Today" This slogan is seen adorning EMD's first SD60 demonstrator which is in transit from their plant in LaGrange to Conrail territory for testing. Tom Golden pho... (more)

The #7045 "EMD Demonstrator livery" now is a Helper set, waiting to next train in Ouro Yard.

EMD test train on Santa Fe's Raton sub near Hoehnes, CO

SD60 demonstrator EMD-4 leads a train under the former Western Maryland Thomas Subdivision on the Baltimore & Ohio’s St. Lous main at a location known as 21st Bridge in Maryland. The location ge... (more)

After selling 63 of their trouble-plagued SD50’s the Chessie System, mainly for coal train service, EMD quickly dispatched four SD60 demonstrators to the Chessie. In late October, 1985, they wer... (more)

A closer view of EMDX 1502 after being released from a two week stay at Albina yard.

After stalking this units movements around Albina for the last two weeks, i was finally able to catch a unobstructed shot of the Tier IV demo. Apparently 1502 and 1503 have both been pulled from s... (more)

After always following in consist, i was finally able to catch the new Tier IV demonstrator upfront in Albina Yard.

Having chased the train all the way from Englewood yard, foiled repeatedly by the clouds at spot after spot, I was yelling and stomping up a blue streak; those nice pretty puffy clouds were giving... (more)

What an event! Streamliners at Spencer.