A set of four Southern Pacific SD39s was sitting in the railroad’s Taylor Yard, consisting of SP 5316, 5322, 5321 and 5301. These engines were built in late 1968. (Los Angeles, California – ... (more)

A Southern Pacific freight heads west at 140-feet below sea level as it passes through southern California’s “Low Desert,” just 3 or 4 miles from the Salton Sea, and about 40 miles fr... (more)

Santa Fe 4015 sit near the depot in downtown Albuquerque.

With a light rain falling, freshly painted Santa Fe 1569 sits along with other SPSF merger paint scheme locomotives and slug units in primer paint outside of the San Bernardino engine shops.

A drab locomotive did nothing to brighten the scene on a cloudy winter morning at Jefferson, Junction, Pennsylvania, or JN Cabin. The train is on the Delaware & Hudson Penn Division, and the “Je... (more)

An eastbound Southern Pacific iron ore train heads east under Interstate 15 and past the vineyards of Ontario in the late 70s. SP SD39 5316 is teamed with a pair of SP U33Cs to pull this 60 (or s... (more)

Former MN&S SD39 #40 leads L1 southbound, north of New Auburn. They've just picked up a cut of loads at the Piranha Proppant Plant.

WN train L2 arrives New Auburn with PGR 40 and 41. They'll work the large Superior Silica Sands Plant here.

A well stocked Barstow yard in 2000.

Progressive Rail's no. 40 was captured sunning itself at Chippewa Falls, WI on the Wisconsin Northern. The spotless unit currently features a plaque honoring their relationship with CP. This unit,... (more)

A Southern Pacific train rolls through Colton.

Passing a watering hole for the local cattle, three relatively rare SD39’s pull a westbound train at Watrous, New Mexico.

With the evening sunlight shining against the overcast clouds, a BNSF light power moves through North Portal as it makes it way to Balmer Yard.

Just into the LA basin out of Cajon Pass. We stumble across this train with two of the rarest locomotives on the Santa Fe roster. ATSF 1569, SD39 one of twenty of the models. And ATSF 5257, SDF40... (more)

SP 5316 West roars past Stockton Tower with a GP9 as the second unit in the consist. In the 1970s, SP's SD39s did not often venture north of Fresno on the Valley Line, working Tehachapi and Cajon ... (more)