Soo Line seemed to be perpetually short of power through the 60's and 70's. Leasers tended to show up every fall and winter and normally would hang around until spring. Most of the time it was GN ... (more)

BN's engine facility at Pasco held a small collection of cool units back in June 1979. U-boats 5641 and 5805 are spotted along SD40-2 6729 and in the distance an F7B is lashed up to a GP35 and GP3... (more)

A Northern Pacific U boat and SP&S Alco FA2 are at the throat of Yardley waiting to depart westbound.

L&N GE U25C resting in Atlanta, summer 1973.

L&N U25C 1519 resting between trips in Atlanta || August 1973

All of the units on this colorful Burlington Northern lashup have been renumbered from their original owners as shown in this view west of Missoula, MT in September 1970. The SD9's are 6249 and 62... (more)

After the merger to BN, a number of trains had mixed consists. Witness this eastbound freight at Fort Wright, WA on the old Great Northern at the west end of Spokane with a red ex CB&Q U25C and t... (more)

The era had ended for one item in this photo, possibly two. The main purpose for the water plug had ended years earlier. By this time U25C No. 1505 was living on borrowed time. New power was ar... (more)

A little bonding between boater and trainmen as NP westbound tonnage snakes through the canyon looking south towards Yakima

Westbound manifest rolls near Roza dam, knocking down the signal across the Yakima River as seen from old Rte. 97. There's nothing like guardrail railfanning!

Winding down the canyon past some great fishing holes near Roza dam, old Rte. 97 offered a nice view of the NP across the Yakima River.

During early Conrail the power was colorful. I call this one foamers dream team.

L&N U25C #1516 awaiting its next assignment in Atlanta in the summer of '73.

The LS&I's pair of U25C's never seemed to be operational at the same time after the late 70's. The 2501 was out of service for a number of years and when it was finally returned to service the 250... (more)

LS&I 2501,2303,2304 are arriving at Eagle Mills yard with 120 empties. If I remember correctly the units have just clanked across the County Road 492 crossing and the engineer has cracked the thro... (more)