Two SW1's and an SW7 are tied down at the enginehouse across the river from Dardanelle, AR in 1981. Both 16 and 17 (the SW7) were formerly C&EI units.

Both Quincy Railroad locomotives are shown at the Sierra Pacific mill in Susanville. The operation to move Arizona fire-salvage logs to supply the mill there was the last hurrah for the old SP bra... (more)

The River Terminal Railway was an industrial road in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, serving parent Republic Steel’s works on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River. The RT’s bicentennial contribution ... (more)

A pair of Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England SW7’s work the yard in south Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Of interest are the strings of new Bethlehem Steel (BSCX) hoppers for coke service. These ha... (more)

A pair of ADM mill switchers shove 35 cars into the interchange yard where the TZPR will put a grain train together for the BNSF. ADM SW7 #407 was originally built as Peoria and Pekin Union #407 i... (more)

Bethlehem Steel’s railroad serving its plant in Johnstown, Pennsylvania was the Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad. Like most Bethlehem Steel roads at this point in time, the C&BL roster was domina... (more)

A nicely painted switcher doing its mundane duties. Photo by Gary Zeitler.

IHB SW7 8879 leads a transfer on its home tracks. A year later 8879 was rebuilt into a B-Unit and renumbered to BU52.

Ex-NYC SW7 Dead-in-Tow. A Roger Puta photograph

Survivor. I haven't laid eyes on this SW7 since I took this photo over a year ago, but I'm sure it's still serving it's owner well. One of nine SW7's built for ACL over 65 years ago. A true testam... (more)

Looks like a New York Central inspired paint scheme. The IHB was the connection between all the railroads that came into Chicago.

The two switchers assigned to Atlantic Electric's Deepwater Generating Station pose for photographers between the twin spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. This was part of a tour of the plant's... (more)

As it switches local industry around Johnson City, this Clinchfield SW7 is showing the signs of its 32 years of service. Less than ten months later, it would be off of the roster.

SN yard job Yuba City