Still fairly new, CN ET44AC 3291 awaits an assignment at Swan Landing.

As the blue hour turns towards the dark of night, several power set and trains wait for assignments and crews to take them where they need to go. But for now, all is quiet at Proctor yard.

Milwaukee Road EMD SD40-2 No. 186 sits alongside the enginehouse at the railroad’s locomotive facility at Bensenville, Illinois, on February 7, 1987.

Morrison-Knudsen EMD F45 No. 5525 sits in Martin, Utah, on September 7, 1995, while serving Utah Railway. The paint job certainly doesn’t conceal it’s former days as Santa Fe No. 5950.

EMD built 54 1,800 hp SD18 locomotives, built for Bessemer & Lake Erie, Chesapeake & Ohio, Chicago & Illinois Midland, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, and Reserve Mining. They were constructed with ... (more)

On the service tracks at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard locomotive facility, an employee inspects UP GE AC4400CW No. 7129 as prior to being serviced on May 4, 2011.

Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 No. 3315 and EMD SD60M No. 2313 sit outside on the west side of UP’s large locomotive shop at Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, on the afternoon of May 4, 2011.

Peoria & Pekin Union Railway EMD SW9 No. 605 sits at the railroad’s facility near East Peoria, Illinois, in March 1984. This 1,200 hp switcher looks similar to the SW8, but has two exhaust stack... (more)

PNLX 7436 staged in the SVRR yard in Staunton for a night photo session. Photo taken with permission.

ATSF 2926 poses near Albuquerque Train Station for a night photo shoot during Albuquerque's Railroad Days. This is 2926 first mainline appearance since being retired by the ATSF.

Copper Basin Railway EMD GP39-2 No. 502 is having its 360 day (annual) inspection done inside the shop at Hayden, Arizona, on April 20, 2017. The railroad’s well-equipped Hayden Shop includes a ... (more)

Copper Basin Railway’s Jeremy Holyoak and Garrett Pitner from the mechanical department stay busy as they work on CBRY EMD GP39-2 No. 502 at Hayden, Arizona, on April 20, 2017. This former Kenne... (more)

Two EMD SD70Ms wait for work at Union Pacific’s Downing B. Jenks Shop in North Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 19, 2015. No. 5090 has a “standard” SD70M cab, while slightly newer sister No. 51... (more)

Inside the Diesel House at Union Pacific’s former Rio Grande Burnham Shops at Denver, Colorado, two machinists work on a cylinder of the 7FDL16 prime mover of UP GE AC4400CW No. 7334 on December... (more)

BNSF SD40-2 Number 1594 Shows Its Heritage As It Idles At Stacy Street.