VANCOUVER WA Feb 25 2011 -- BNSF C44-9W 4407 is stopped for a crew change during its transition from the Seattle Sub to the Fallbridge Sub. General Electric built the unit My photo.

WISHRAM WA Feb 18 2012 — Eastbound BNSF C44-9W 5018 rides the superelevation as it leads a covered hopper train in the Columbia River Gorge. General Electric built the 5018 (b/n 54921) in August... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Jan 26 2009 — BNSF GP38-2 2339 is tied down on the tail track as BNSF ES55DC 7669 approaches from the north at the point of the Coast Starlight. In the background is the Mill Plain ... (more)

PUEBLO CO Aug 23 1981 — Rio Grande GP7 5108 poses for a roster shot. EMD built the unit in June 1952. Rio Grande retired it in March 1984. According to Utahrails.net, “D&RGW 5108 was sold to M... (more)

DENVER COL July 2 1978 — Rio Grande SW 1000 144 handles switching duties as it shoves on a caboose. According to Utahrails, “D&RGW 144 was sold to Midwest Metallics, McCook, Illinois, in July ... (more)

DENVER COL Oct 4 1982 — Rio Grande SW 1000 143 handles a cut of cars at North Yard. End built the unit (s/n 32178) in October 1966. Southern Pacific retired it on Oct. 3 1991. Utahrails reports,... (more)

PUEBLO CO Oct 6 1978 — Rio Grande GP7 5108 is shown at the engine facility awaiting an assignment. EMD built the unit (s/n 14433), in June 1952. Rio Grande retired the unit in March 1984. My pho... (more)

PALMER LAKE CO — Rio Grande SD40T-2 5398 leads a coal train in this undated photo. The slide is completely unlabeled and the Kodalux slide mount doesn't contain any indication of month-year of d... (more)

ALAMOSA CO Oct 21 1977 — The last vestiges of the below-the-horizon sun illuminate Rio Grande GP40 3077 as the moon climbs skyward at right. My photo.

CASTLE GATE UT Aug 22 1981 — EMD built this GP9 (b/n 20525) for the Rio Grande in June 1955 as DRGW 5923. In January 1977 Utah Power & Light Co. purchased it, repainted it and it became UPLX 592... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY Feb 3 1980 — Rock Island caboose 17801 sits beside the engine shed at Harter Yard. Complete shutdown of the Rock is only days away. One of my train-chasing friends was a yard clerk... (more)

EL RENO OK March 13 1980 — The Rock Island will be shut down in only days as outside-braced caboose No. 17651 awaits its fate. My photo.

EL RENO OK April 13 1980 — The Rock Island has shut down and this string of Rock Island cabooses await their fate. My photo.

EL RENO OK April 13 1980 — Rock Island Scale Test Car 85381 awaits its fate after shut down of the Rock Island. I wish I could have hooked up to it and taken it home. My photo.

ENID OK Aug 4 1978 — Rock Island GP38-2 4321 (Texas), U28B 263, GP38-2 4348 (Tom Foster) and GP35 330 haul a mixed freight past a freshly plowed field south of Enid. EMD built the unit in Septem... (more)