Back before Clifton Forge was seriously downsized...

A host of SD75Ms, including plenty of Warbonnets, rest amongst the Oakways in storage at Northtown Yard.

All 4 GO Trains sitting in the GO storage yard in Georgetown.

24 ex-Santa Fe SD75M's have been returned from lease to Bank of America and are headed to National Railway Equipment in Silvis, IL for storage pending disposition. BNSF 9139, BNSF 8840 and BNSF 9... (more)

On May 23, 1997, at the east end of Alliance Yard, a coal load departs eastbound for the Sand Hills Subdivision while three others wait their turn. Coal trains in this era are the domain of EMD’... (more)

CNW 6706 rests at the end of a long string of stored C628's in the new ore yard at Escanaba. After being stored in December of 1986 the Alcos spent quite awhile in the number six ore yard with der... (more)

A drove of Burlington Northern E-units wait their next call to duty in Aurora, Illinois in October, 1985. These warriors were rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen, and were fixtures on BN's Racetrack until... (more)

While standing on the front walkway of CP 2206 and looking over the short hood nose we see the first group of CP GP20C-ECO units being lined up for delivery. Units are still undergoing final test... (more)

The BNSF engine servicing yard is full of colorful power, including a couple visitors from UP and CSX.

BN's Northtown engine facility was always a fun place to visit (and still is). Lots to see in this shot during a key transition time between first and second generation diesels.

A lone GEVO leads CSX X797-26 through downtown Kent on a cloudy, crappy day. I missed a similar train about a week before this one, so I ventured out in the clouds to shoot it. The train consist... (more)

Overlooking the diesel service facility with the Interbay roundhouse in the background, Burlington Northern's Pacific Division appears to have an ample supply of locomotives on hand.

Happy 25th Anniversary MRL! It's hard to believe, but MRL has been running trains in this territory for longer than Burlington Northern did, and in the not so distant future, MRL itself will have ... (more)

Marching through the desert
A Santa Fe westbound passes a Joshua tree west of Jimgrey, California, on March 7, 1996. Even though the railroad is now officially BNSF at this date, it’s... (more)

Various Montana Rail Link locomotives occupy the tracks in the railroad's Livingston, Montana, shop building. The locomotives are in the shop for storage, cannibalization, or repair. Besides the S... (more)