A snoot nose leader and an equally clean stablemate complete a pair of SD40N's (SD40-2's overhauled that include ZTR's NEXSYS III-i microprocessor-based control system) lead two other road units o... (more)

MOW service SD40-2 sits near the turntable at KCS Knoche Yard. This engine is remote controlled and is used on work trains. The marker lights on the snoot nose are an addition since the last tim... (more)

A Southern Railway rock hopper is the only other thing keeping this snoot nosed SD40-2 company tonight as it sits by its lonesome at the south end of the NS yard in Wilton.

After completing their work switching a couple of grain elevators, CORP SD40T-2 No. 4075 and Kyle SD45T-2 No. 3098 leads train "KYLLISA" with a cut of grain hoppers up the grade east of ... (more)

Eastbound SP train descending Donner Pass near Truckee

Southern Pacific's Chicago to Roper Manifest Freight creeps slowly down Soldier Summit approaching the upper Gilluly horseshoe on Aug. 24, 1996. On the point is speed lettered SD40T-2 No. 8361 fol... (more)

Two Union Pacific SD40-2’s, one a “snoot”, the other conventional, roll an eastbound Rio Grande bare table train across the oft-photographed Santa Fe trestle at Larkspur, Colorado. Framing t... (more)

The Hinkle to North Platte perishables sweep into the curve just east of Potter, NE behind a pair of SD40-2s, a former D&RGW SD-50 (5512) and D&RGW SD40T-2 5361.

A rebuilt Union Pacific EMD SD40N leads a manifest eastbound near Brady, Neb., the day before Halloween 2016. There's no shortage of trains on UP's mainline east of North Platte along Route 30, bu... (more)

Saved!: After picking up the trailing SD30ECO, H20 finally departs La Crescent for La Crosse with sufficient horsepower to move the tonnage. But not after having problems getting the SD30 t... (more)

CP 5820 shows off its elongated nose typical of many of CP's SD40-2s at North Bend, BC. The unit is part of a consist awaiting a new crew, and seems appropriate for Christmas season as it sits in ... (more)

Getting underway for North Platte after a crew change, UP 3369 and B4247 are crossing the BNSF Sioux City Sub diamond. The second unit is former MP SD40-2 3247 that had its controls removed and ef... (more)

The buildings and trees to the left of engine 5126 are on the old US 66. A Roger Puta Photograph

Southern Pacific 8337 heads East down Cajon Pass through snow showers.

SU-99 waits for a crew at the west end of the MC Yard during the blue hour. It was good to see a tunnel motor leading in place of a more typical SD60.