Built in 1939.

SW1 waits out the weekend at Lowell yard. Clever engineer on this run has his own photographer taking shots of railfans.

The Mineral Range takes its few cars south to the explosives plant.

Saltville No. 1 has an issue.

Many of us consider the SW1 to be a small locomotive but next to this red Volkswagen Combi it looks big.

Little NIRC 1 begins its evening task of bringing Metra Electirc Highliners over to their Blue Island facilities for maintenance and wheel turning. Here, the vintage SW1 is pulling four highliners... (more)

Three CHS switchers await their next call to duty as a "Salty" loads grain at the large CHS elevator complex in Superior.

I wasn't expecting this little critter when I rounded the corner. At first I wasn't sure what model locomotive it was, it looked like an SW1, but the hood was too low. It seems like everybody agre... (more)

SW 1 #27 from Northern Indiana Public Service Company is a very rare catch indeed. A search of the RP database brought nothing so this will be the very first of it's kind. Thanks to John Means... (more)

JVL12 trundles across the diamond with INRD's ex-MILW South Belt. The rails the tiny SS1 treads upon are former NYC.

JVL12 returns from at least its third shove of the day down to Spring Hill.

JVL12 is dwarfed by the Graham Grain elevator that it serves.