Gary Railway Company 310 just got a new look. Out with the green and in with the yellow.

ex-US Steel 1109, nee-MP 1109

ex-Inland Steel Co. 108

New meets the old. While crews are out on lunch RPRC 1268 and 424 which is a new piece of motive power idle away as the await to head out.

The crew of No. 7 shuffle hoppers in the downtown yard.

Ex-US Army 2030. Purchased 3/1995 from Hawthorne Ammunition Depot. Repainted for SSRR.

Grist for the mill. Simpson engineer Sterling takes a few moments to give a his engine a walk-around while logs are taken off the train to be stacked and sorted by a pair of loader machines. (pe... (more)

Simpson power waits while the loaders take log bundles off the train to cold deck. Lots of logs up at the dry sort yard right now, and more coming, means job security. (permission to be on prope... (more)

The COER 1161 shoves into the engine house after working the line. Rumor is that big changes are coming for the COER.

Down at the loading dock it's nearly departure time. After the log train clears the switch Dave will align it for the 1202 which will then move up and tack onto the rear. (permission to be on pr... (more)

A Rio Grande SW1200 switches a pair of iconic cabooses in D&RGW's Roper Yard in South Salt Lake.

Another view of BNSF SW1200 3545 that rest in Houston, Tx. awaiting it's disposition. Once a common sight across the BN/BNSF system even in later years at some locations, they aren't so common any... (more)

At "Knights" the log job is returning empties after the morning run up to Mill 5.

At the crossing with a logging road known as Smith Lane, the grade levels off and the lead engine notches down after the 2.2% ascent of the Sand Cut. Two pushers are on the rear, but one will cut... (more)

A herd of Rio Grande yard goats await another busy day of switching cars around the Denver area. This Kodachrome image was captured on the fly from the vestibule of the Rio Grande Zephyr train #17... (more)