Visible on a guided escort within the shop yard are six unrepainted SD40-2 which have seen little to no use since GrupoMexico took over. With five of the GE sent to Mexico and others being taken ... (more)

Foreign Pumpkins on April Fools. First shot in the database of this re-lettered, recently acquired ex-BNSF Dash in the yard. These parts mostly sees GP38s and SD40/50s.

Many wrecked/dead Amtrak P42s sit outside the shop at Beech Grove. Amtrak heritage units 66 and 156, both of which are wrecked, as well as Veterans unit 42 are included in the group.

Two former Illinois Central Paducah rebuilds are spending their final days pulling loaded soybean hoppers around the massive ADM facility in Valdosta, Georgia. A testament of EMD quality is on ful... (more)

Back when they were brands new. Union Pacific SD70M's 4734 and 4733 make their way through Lakepoint, Utah. The Oquirrh Mountains have been layer with fresh snow over night. UP 4734, 7433 could po... (more)

A 7 hour+ late City of New Orleans makes its shove move to Union Station as it passes the Amtrak facilities at 18th Street. I've seen some pretty cool units lead Amtrak trains in the past, but an ... (more)

Union Pacific F3A 1445 and mates lead a westbound freight near Dale Wyoming in 1954. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

An ALCO A-B-A set leads eastbound with 87 cars near Cheyenne Wyoming in 1955. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The 315 "yellowbonnet" was one of the 74 passenger F-units which had been leased to Amtrak for its trains operating on the Santa Fe. When the lease terminated, the units were converted... (more)

An ALCO A-B-A set awaits its next assignment at Cheyenne Wyoming in 1956. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The Levack Job heads to the shop tracks to tie up for the night. Meanwhile over at Diesel Electric Service its a hub of activity with a Herzog MPM, VIA Rail's Budd Car (3), and G&W power for Huron... (more)

Aberdeen Carolina & Western 200 in Aberdeen

Here is a shot of two similar locomotives , each with no lettering after having replacement carbody hoods replaced

5692 hauls Q102 Eastbound At Ruby Creek Under The Pink Mountains.

On a sunny morning in Chicago's south side, HZRX CF7 #1500 shoves a short train of scrap gons into one of the mills at South Shore Recycling. This unit was built as a Santa Fe F7A and has been wor... (more)