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?

Amtrak's California Zephyr makes a station stop. It is a Sunday, so the train has extra cars for travelers returning from a weekend in Reno.

Brand new U30C's and GP38-2's went directly into storage due to a downturn in freight traffic.

Only 7 NW3's were built by EMD, all for the Great Northern Railway between 1939 and 1942. One of two survivors, the 179 may still working for AE Staley. This dated view shows the unit pulling inte... (more)

Former Reserve Mining SD18 No. 1229 idles quietly in the afternoon sun at the Western Milling facility in Famoso as the silhouette of a CAT wheel loader pours grain into a tractor trailer in the b... (more)

A Roger Puta Photograph

Not far from its original owner's rails, this former EJ&E SD9 hsa been acquired by Montana Rail Link and is showing off the paint of its new owner. Tom Golden photo.

What do you do with a somewhat problematic SD24. Take the turbo out and paint it up real pretty and use it effectively for several years. I like this one.

No need to guess what fallen flag railroad this GP50 was acquired from, none other than the Chicago & North Western by the presence of that nose mounted bell. The “Big Daddy” as it’s called... (more)

It may be a dreary day in February of 1988, but you tend to ignore that when CNW 6000 is your prey. It's the one and only SD-CAT on the roster, a SD45 rebuilt with a Caterpillar prime mover. CNW 6... (more)

Southwest Portland Cement shuttle train is at the load out near Victorville, California.

MOW service SD40-2 sits near the turntable at KCS Knoche Yard. This engine is remote controlled and is used on work trains. The marker lights on the snoot nose are an addition since the last tim... (more)

Nevada Northern 401 is a rare locomotive indeed as she was the only SD7 ever purchased new by a shortline railroad. The 401 is still in her original paint scheme after all these years and will ho... (more)