The east end of NRE's yard in Silvis always has interesting stuff about, and with a ex-SSW tunnel motor and some ex-CP SD40-2s, this day is no different.

IR tunnel motor 9238 rests in Ottawa.

Out on the high desert of eastern Utah on the Rio Grande. Not a Rio Grande locomotive in site. As Southern Pacific SD45T-2 9314 leads 3 GP60's as they race westbound across the desert.

Westbound empties roll along the Colorado River between Radium and State Bridge, CO.

Three trains are seen in this view! SP 9179 heads West on the main at Canyon while SP 8561 waits at the East end of the siding. In the background, a Santa Fe train heads Eastbound on the North M... (more)

On a hot afternoon in August 1988, SP 9380 East, a long drag that appears tp have originated in the Pacific Northwest, climbs through the giant s-curve on the approach to tunnel 2. Cut in mid-trai... (more)

In a light rain, SP 9337 West heads into the north siding at Woodford for a meet with an uphill. Until the 1980s, Woodford sported two through sidings, but then SP took out the connection to the m... (more)

A four-unit set of SP power helps a stalled Santa Fe 991 train up the steep grade at tunnel 10 on Tehachapi Pass. The 991 was Santa Fe's hottest eastbound train over the mountain, and the dispatch... (more)

SSW (Cotton Belt) SD45T-2 9404, Milwaukee Road GP40 2014, SP SW1500 2753, and SP GP9 3785 at SP Yard Ennis, Texas. An original Kodachrome slide, from my collection.

In the shadow of Mount Shasta, an eastbound arrives at Grass Lake. The summit of the Southern Cascades is a couple of miles ahead.

DMIR 409 and a pair of Illinois Central SD40-2s grind up Proctor Hill with ore empties en route from the Duluth dock to Proctor Yard. In this view, Superior, WI and its refineries can be seen in t... (more)

A CN empty ore transfer prepares to tackle Proctor Hill at Collinwood in Duluth's west end. The rebuilt SD45T-2 was acquired by DMIR second hand and retains DMIR lettering and former number. Durin... (more)

On the former Rock Island main line to Limon, Colorado, an eastbound Kyle grain train arrives at Seibert to do some switching at the Seibert Equity Co-Op Association grain elevator on May 6, 2014.... (more)

Southern Pacific SD45T-2 9177 leads Milwaukee Road SD40-2s MILW 156, MILW 174 and MILW 168 through Sullivan's Curve area on Cajon Pass. The power originated on a train coming out of Taylor yard in... (more)

3 former SP SD45T-2's lead an eastbound manifest on the ex-Rock Island in Gem Kansas.