After a few years of steady road service after the Soo bought the MN&S the pair of Ex MN&S SD39's started to call the Twin Cities home. The Soo seemed to have a history of keeping roster oddities ... (more)

PGR 40 was recently brought over from Minnesota to help haul sand on the busy Wisconsin Northern. L1 is seen headed north with 63 empties. First stop Superior Silica Sands, followed by Cheiftain... (more)

PGR 40 was recently brought over from Minnesota to help haul sand on the busy Wisconsin Northern. L1 is seen headed north near Bloomer with 63 empties. First stop Superior Silica Sands, followed... (more)

I thought it was neat how trains rolled through Denver Union Station when I was there in the early 1980s. I liked the SD39 leading this train.

A pair of BNSF SD power (1812 is a SD39 and 1892 is a SD40) with slightly different paint schemes make their way through a north Denver neighborhood headed for an adjacent industrial area.

Power at shop. On property with permission

Empty rock train returning to Dell Rapids SD awaiting yard crew.

Guilford Locomotive Roster, 1984-1988, Boston & Maine SD39 Ex N&W 2963, nee Illinois Terminal 2303.

A set of Santa Fe SD-39s sit near the depot in downtown Albuquerque.

Soo Line (Lake States Transportation Division or LSTD) Train No. 17, led by SD39 No. 6241, waits for the passage of Soo Train No. 203 at Springdale Road in Brookfield, Wisconsin, on June 6, 1987. ... (more)

On a hot summer day in 1974, an SP westbound descends the steep grade between Bealville and Caliente.

After dropping their train for the Red River Valley & Western, they attach their caboose and head back with cars for the BNSF at Dilworth, MN. Here, they're heading back to home rails with RRVW's ... (more)

A mix of locomotives on a mixed freight -- one of the best things about the SP.