EMD’s GP20 series was developed out of Union Pacific experiments with turbocharging GP9s. But it was Santa Fe that, starting in 1960, ordered 75 of the new 2,000-hp units, more than any other ro... (more)
The end is very near for Rock Island on July 15, 1979, as GP7R 4552 leads a matched set of jeeps under Loop 12 in Irving toward Dallas. Rock Island diesels and cars have been dressed in “Ingram... (more)
A sextet of MILW F units backs a train from Portland into Tide Flats Yard at Tacoma. The B units are slugs and the double ABA set was commonly used to handle the steep hill on Tacoma's south side.... (more)
BN 2522, a former GN GP35 stops at North La Crosse with an eastbound freight for a crew change. The adjacent roundhouse still features a classic Burlington logo.