Probably when they were the darlings of the U. P. railroad, four brand new SD45's hustle a westbound out of Rawlins, Wyo. on May 11, 1968. But the fuel-guzzling V-20s eventually turned sentiment... (more)

An eastbound BNSF intermodal train curves by milepost 329 at Darling, Arizona, on March 9, 2005. The red and silver warbonnet paint of GE C44-9W No. 731 looks perfectly at home here on the former ... (more)

On the line between Houston and Waco, MKT GP40s charge southbound by the depot at Bastrop, Texas which looks like it could use a paint job. The clear order board indicates there were no train or... (more)

Still looking good in what is probably the original paint job.

Far from the deserts of Arizona, this former Santa Fe warbonnet is a rare visitor through northern Ohio. Surrounded by the rage of winter storm "Electra," eastbound 262 splits the NKP signals at E... (more)

An approaching Salt Lake City, UT to Long Beach, CA intermodal lights the classic US&S Searchlights governing movement through the CTC controlled switch at CP C675, Champlin.

A westbound Union Pacific van train departs North Platte Yard at Birdwood, Nebraska, on July 11, 1984. Leading the train is EMD DDA40X “Centennial” No. 6912 paired up with a SD40-2.

Formerly one of Erie Lackawanna's contributions to America's Bicentennial, this SDP45 has been patched and renumbered for Conrail. Charlie Amidon photo.

This east bounder is on the BNSF Southern Transcon west of Marceline. She's passing under decommissioned ATSF signals.

Dawn at Omaha Shops
As the Nebraska sky brightens to signal another summer day, the work at Union Pacific’s Omaha Shops continues on. Thirty-eight locomotives are visible in this view... (more)

Taking a little turn this former SLSF unit is far from home. This location used to be good for a varied string of 4-axle power. It was undoubtedly the farthest outpost of the BN which used to be... (more)