This is NASA #3 after repainting a few years ago. An extremely rare look inside the NASA facility taken on a FECRS tour. Taken with permission. The NASA railroad has stopped ops.

SW 8 that once was used to pull Titan Rockets into position until 2005. This was done with two motors parallel to each other, the MU arm seen on the side linking them together on dual tracks.

Fresh off a coffee break, the two man crew uses this old DM&IR switcher for moving cars around at the bulk materials facility, Hallett Dock Co.. This switcher, retired by CN in 2006 and acquired ... (more)

September is a good time to see the various elevator engines at work. This locomotive with its faded green paint works the former Cargill elevator in Duluth (Riverland Ag). You can see where the... (more)

A CHS switch crew spots cars at their large elevator complex in Superior while the inactive ore boat Edward L Ryerson is moored in the distance.

This 1961 product from Krupp Industry is still using by Indonesia State Railways Company. This is not effective anymore but the company looks rather bit pay no attention for buying new shunter cla... (more)

Sporting a paint scheme which somewhat resembles the Blue and White of the old Rock Island, this ex-Southern Pacific SW1500 (still with Union Pacific no. UPY 1211 in the number boards) switches in... (more)

A one of a kind switch engine shoves a cut of cars in Rose Yard. This rebuilt is rated at 2100 horsepower and has an extra big cooling system.

The 737 wasn't the only SW1 Amtrak had operational at the time of this photo, but it is today. It has also been rebuild since this was taken and now wears the Phase V work train scheme. Photo tak... (more)

The tramp 5 has just tied up and returned SRY 901 (SW900), SRY 909 (SW900), and SRY 152 (MP15DC) to the sand track at Southern Railway of BC’s locomotive shops. SRY 112 (GP9 Cab Slug) and mother... (more)

The Western Pacific Railroad acquired three SW1500s from EMD in May 1973. The 1503 served well into the UP merger, becoming the UP 1503, the UP 1317, and finally the UPY 1042 prior to retirement a... (more)

Probably the backup unit of an operation whose cargo consisted almost entirely of JP4 jet fuel. These were later rebuilt with single stacks and roller bearings. I don't know the details of the i... (more)

With the morning coffee break over, the two man crew hops on this former DM&IR SW 1200 and starts again working for Hallett Dock Co. at Duluth, MN. The switcher, retired by CN in 2006 and acquire... (more)

Hallett 12, an EMD SW2, picks up a cut of ore cars just delivered from CN for interchange at Boston Yard. The cars will be spotted at Hallett Dock Co. for the loading of limestone then brought ba... (more)