After battling a 2 foot snowfall a few days ago, now it's turned to a cold snap with temps of -10 and a colder wind chill on a late afternoon just before sunset but the crew onboard CTRR SW1 #31 k... (more)

It's a cold late afternoon just before sunset and the crew on board CTRR SW1 #31 keep working switching cars at the large Sappi Fine Paper mill in Cloquet, MN. The SW1 was built in 1941 for the ... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

A former EJ&E SW1 that is over 70 years old picks up a much newer low emissions switcher from the BNSF interchange. This locomotive was originally built for the Modoc Railroad Academy using an IC ... (more)

This SW1 is working the ConAgra Elevator M on Superior's East End "Old Town" waterfront on a cold and windy late fall afternoon.

Former Washington Terminal SW1 738 keeps warm inside the Morristown shop.

This sharp looking SW-1 moves a baggage car on a hazy spring day.

A Mom and her son watch the locomotive couple up as they make their way to board the train. Where is Dad? Well he is taking the picture.

Georgia Northeastern's former Georgia Marble nee Southern Railway SW1 No. 77 was donated to the Cobb County Safety Village where it is seen stuffed and mounted.

Georgia Northeastern's former Georgia Marble nee Southern Railway SW1 No. 77 was donated to the Cobb County Safety Village where it is seen stuffed and mounted.

October 1941 saw the release of Disney's "Dumbo," the last day of carving on Mount Rushmore, and the almost daily escalation of World War II overseas by the German Reich. It was also the month th... (more)

A Ford Mustang rolls past a pair of SW-1s.

September is a good time to see the various elevator engines at work. This locomotive with its faded green paint works the former Cargill elevator in Duluth (Riverland Ag). You can see where the... (more)

Cloquet Terminal No. 33 was built just before the US entered World War II, and is still going strong for owner Sappi Paper. Here it's posed with an authentic Duluth & Iron Range boxcar in the yar... (more)

Storming the fort as a pair of SW-1s reflect nicely in the St. Louis River.