ATSF (Santa Fe) four EMD GP40X's 3800, 3806, 3802, 3805 at Barstow, CA. A Mike Bledsoe Photo.
In the summer of 1979, Conrail somehow got its hands on a trio of Santa Fe GP40X units, and used them system wide, including a few days in the Allentown area. This may be the only time that Santa ... (more)
An eastbound Union Pacific officer special descends the east side of Antelope Hill in spring 1989.
Running on trackage rights over the CN, BNSF 3037 begins the trip home to Kelly Lake after serving the Minorca mine north of Virginia, MN spotting bentonite clay loads and taking empties back wit... (more)
The First Amtrak California Zephyr? Well, almost. When the Western Pacific received permission to discontinue its portion of the original CZ, the Chicago – Oakland ... (more)
Waiting the passing of VIA 84, GEXR 582 sits in the weeds along side the main with 2 520 ton steam generators destined for Hamilton where they will be shipped up the Mississippi
After an approximate 2 hour delay, the highly anticipated dimensional move is now underway reversing to the main line at Alma St. These 2 520 ton steam generators will be forwarded to CN at Georeg... (more)
The prototype GP40X's ride on new HT-B trucks, as illustrated by UP 959. The GP40X's are EMD's first F engines in regular production, but they are in fact prototypes for the expected "GP... (more)
TP&W GP40X 4056 holds in Hobart with the westbound CF&E manifest.
An assortment of various fallen flag power sits in GM yard in Hodgkins.
NEEDLES CA Sept 8 1983 -- Santa Fe GP40X 3802 and GP50 3836 are ready for work. The EMD GP40Xs were the testbed for the manufacture of the GP50 line.
A light power move is westbound on the old PRR and passing some still standing history of that lines heyday.
Light power heads westbound past a remaining relic of the PRR era.
Allentown Triple X Railfans in the Allentown, Pennsylvania area got a nice treat in July 1979, when three relatively scarce Santa Fe GP40X’s spent a few days in eastern Pennsylva... (more)
