It all began here, more or less. Demonstrator #103 with its matching B-unit. This took some effort as they were not kept in the same museums. It was only fitting they were brought in for display... (more)

EMD 462 and its traveling locomotive test set were in Auburn, WA in fall 1977 doing test work on their SD45-X on Stampede Pass. The pass was a favorite location for EMD to test mountain grades on ... (more)

The Mother Of All ACes. At sunset on January 28, 2021, EMDX 70 (SD70ACe), 9501 (SD60MAC), and 91 (SD90MAC-H) sit at the Progress Rail/EMD LaGrange facility in McCook, Illinois. When 70 was... (more)

EMD 1, EMD 2 and EMD 4 bring a special Santa Fe test train to a stop in San Bernardino. Soon the train will be heading up Cajon Pass, with the Santa Fe test car gathering data on the new EMD SD-... (more)

Closer look at EMD SD80ACe #8080.

A pair of Progress Rail “bananas” lean into the curve around Spiers Lake and the rock cuts in beautiful Bala, ON underneath the watchful eye of the windswept, tall, eastern white pines the Mus... (more)

Two different generations of EMDs sit side by side at the sanding tower, as a spectacular sunset ensues.

One of three former BN SD60s passes through the east end of the IHB's Blue Island Yard. Tom Golden photo.

NS 220 17 creeps up to the signal on the main. A relatively clean P42 on AMTK19 17 (Amtrak #19, The Crescent) rolls through the siding and reflects the leased KCS bernurnur.

Four various EMDX SD70 series units sit outside the shop at their LaGrange plant as the snow starts coming down.

EMDX SD70ACe demonstrator Nº1201 wearing CAT yellow leads NS train 052 into Macon, Georgia on October 28, 2012.

EMDX SD70ACe demonstrator Nº1201 wearing CAT yellow leads NS train 052 into Macon, Georgia on October 28, 2012.

EMDX SD70ACe demonstrator Nº1201 wearing CAT yellow leads NS train 052 on the morning of October 28, 2012 at Arkwright, Georgia.

Burlington Northern train 101 rumbles through Budd, Illinois, on August 21, 1994, led by a rare EMD BL20-2 locomotive. Three BL20-2s were built on the frames of former BN GP9s, and featured a rebu... (more)

EMDX SD70ACe #70, EMDX SD60MAC #9501 and EMDX SD90MAC-H #91 sit around at EMD's plant in La Grange, IL. #70 is unique as it was the first SD70ACe ever built.