Savannah & Atlanta EMD GP35 2709 equipped with hi-short nose and Alco trucks. Unknown photographer photo from my collection.

CB&Q 504 and the caboose train wait out the night at the East Union depot during IRM's "Diesel Days" event.

Rock Island 630 and CGW 116-A all a glow during the blue hour in Oelwein, IA.

The CNW 411 and it's matching bilevel set rests overnight after Saturday's operations at IRM.

Sacramento Northern 402, originally built by EMC for Western Pacific in 1939. Sold to Sacramento Northern in 1965, and eventually retired in 1981. Rescued from a deadline in Stockton in 1983 and d... (more)

Doing their weekend chores, all three of SP's GP40-2s haul a pig train eastward through Stockton. Come Monday morning, they'll be back in their regular service hauling "commutes" on the ... (more)

What would end up being the lone SW1 to survive on Amtrak's roster is seen getting a complete overhaul, and came out of the shop better than new. This unit had been the shop switcher for the Wilm... (more)

Newly acquired Massachusetts Central NW5 still wore its Southern Railway colors as it worked for its new shortline owner out of Ware, MA, in the spring of 1982. EMD built only 13 of these 1000hp l... (more)

An ex-Lehigh Valley SW8 switches the west end of Allentown Yard. This perspective best illustrates the dynamic brake option unique to eighteen of the LV’s SW8’s. The primary need for dynamics ... (more)

Built in 1972 for the Yankeetown Dock Railroad, this unit was once dressed up in Bi-Centennial colors as #1776. Today, the unit still earns its keep for the Respondek Railroad Corporation at Yanke... (more)

Three BN SDP40s, former Great Northern 323,324 and 325 units. Built as SDP40s; Steam generators have been removed by BN and now rostered as SD40s.

It's alive! Not only does Balmer Yard have a deadline with SD9s, it has two that work the yard. These SD9-3s have been retrofitted with more standardized cabs and remote control equipment. I got t... (more)

After spending the day at St. Paul Union depot for National Train Day, Minnesota Transportation Museum locomotive 325 in Burlington Northern Railroad paint scheme rests over night at Osceola WI.

Hump power

After over four years in the works, the Greenville and Western Railway has a GP30 in company colors! Also, this is my 100th photo on RP.NET, so why not introduce the world to this beauty?