VANCOUVER WA Dec 16 2008 — Columbia Business Center GE 80-ton CBCX 102 is tied down on a delivery track south of a steel fabrication facility. The area is what used to be a Kaiser Shipyard. GE b... (more)

HEREFORD TX June 20 1986 — Santa Fe B23-7 6406 makes its way east with a mixed freight. GE built the unit (s/n 44082) in December 1984 and delivered it with a roof-mounted air conditioner, AAR-B... (more)

FARWELL TX Oct 8 1988 — Santa Fe GP35u 2838 handles a local freight near the Texas-New Mexico border. EMD built the unit in April 1964 as GP35 1338 and delivered it in a blue body with yellow en... (more)

MITCHELL TOWER IL Aug 3 1976 — Alton & Southern SW1500 1510 and A&S transfer caboose 13949 pass Mitchell tower. My photo.

COLORADO SPRINGS CO Oct 4 1983 — Colorado & Wyoming SW8 210 idles as it awaits work. EMD built the 210 for the C&W (s/n 15940) in March 1952. My photo.

SUMMERFIELD TX Oct 8 1988 — Santa Fe SD45u 5428 rolls across the Texas Panhandle with a westbound mixed freight in tow. EMD delivered the unit in December 1966 as No. 1882. In the April-July gen... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY (May) 1981 — Patched BN GP38-2 2317 awaits its next assignment. EMD built the unit for Frisco in November 1976 as SLSF 462. My photo.

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)

VANCOUVER WA July 7 2011 — Under a cloudy sky and with diesel exhaust blowing up and to the right Portland & Western GP39-2 2317 (former Santa Fe 3616) proceeds north at the Amtrak station. The ... (more)

KANSAS CITY March 10 1979 -- Kansas City Southern SW1500 4328 and slug 4250 handle switching duties. My photo.

NORMAN OK (September) 1978 — Santa Fe CF7 2472 is laying over in city center between Main and Gray. It headed up the southbound local and will return north in the morning as the trailing unit. I... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY Nov 16 1981 — Burlington Northern GP50 3101 is ready for its next assignment. EMD built the unit for the Frisco as SLSF 790 in December 1980. My photo.

BUTTE MT Sept 26 1978 — Burlington Northern GP9 1737 is idled by a nationwide railroad strike. EMD built the unit in February 1957 as Northern Pacific 299. It was retired in May 1986My photo.

CLOVIS NM Jan 23 1984 — Santa Fe SD40-2 5030 accelerates its train east in the first photo of the day. Note long shadows of three photographers at lower right to prove it. My photo.

OKLAHOMA CITY OK (May) 1982 — In the weeds! BN GP38-2 2294 hauls a mixed freight. EMD built the unit for Frisco as SLSF 439. My photo.