Denver Rock Island Railroad's 553 (ex Coors Brewing Company SW8) pulls a cut of oil cans across the BNSF track adjacent to Packinghouse Road in downtown Denver.

Still wearing the same paint scheme as when it rolled out of EMD’s LaGrange factory a quarter-century before, Lehigh Valley SW8 253 stands at the engine terminal in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The ... (more)

A pair of Amtrak switchers, including one still wearing former Penn Central colors, are seen switching passenger cars outside of Chicago's Union Station. The former Railway Express Agency buildin... (more)

The E&LS purchased 7 units from Reserve Mining after the bankruptcy, 5 SD9's and 2 SW8's. For the price paid (pennies on the dollar) this was a fantastic deal for the E&LS and these units have pa... (more)

Minuteman Without a Top Coat

Boston & Maine SW8 803 rolled out of LaGrange in 1953 wearing B&M’s maroon and gold “Minuteman” scheme. Service in the New England environment fo... (more)

You have to salute the Denver Rock Island Railroad for extending the operational life of the units they own. Were it not for them using their versatile fleet of SW1500, SW10, NW2 and SW8 engines ... (more)

The Denver Rock Island Railroad's 553 (SW8) runs a cut of gondolas along Packinghouse Road in Denver.

If you want to see some great small line railroading you need to visit the Denver Rock Island Railroad's operations in north Denver. On a given day they can typically be found operating their SW8... (more)

Denver Rock Island's SW8 #553 runs over some well-used rails along Packinghouse Road in north Denver.

Shuffling hoppers is today's assignment for the Denver Rock Island crew and their SW8.

Here is a good profile shot of DRIR 553 (SW8). I can find little information as to the history of this engine. If anybody knows its history please send in a comment.