BN 1796, former GN 723, a late phase GP9 built in October 1957, was caught resting at Wenatchee, WA, part of a helper set, in early June 1974. This unit seemed to hang around northwest Washington,... (more)
MILW 292, one of Milwaukee Roads large purchase of late phase GP9s for mainline freight service, built in April 1959, idles at Red Wing, MN, reduced to switching and local work by the acquisition ... (more)
A Wisconsin & Calumet three-car freight trundles down a snow-covered former Illinois Central Gulf branch line running between Madison, Wisconsin, and Freeport, Illinois, on February 17, 1985. A fo... (more)
9168/9311/9117 North at La Salle, Il. crossing the Illinois River. Terry Norton Photo
SRY GP9s 129 and 124 load empty cars onto the MV Carrier Princess.
The cabs of three locomotives await final disposal after they were cut up at NRE Silvis. NRE has been scrapping locomotives lately as they prepare to close their facility in Silvis.
On a nice fall afternoon SVRR is seen here traveling north near Pleasant Valley with a VIP caboose hop special.
A few scenes of the movie Godzilla were filmed on Vancouver Island and the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island had an important role in it. In the movie, SRY 128 plays the part of WestmountRail #... (more)
One of the museum's primary workhorses recently got a cosmetic overhaul. Now, contractors are working inside the historic roundhouse to finish out a mechanical overhaul. New power assemblies sit i... (more)
Rochester and Southern train BL-1 passes through the open farm fields of Wheatland Center, NY with an interesting lashup that includes a CN SD75I bound for rebuild at AMP in Dansville, NY.
Buffalo & Pittsburgh GP18 926 a former Norfolk & Western unit.
Rochester & Southern train BL-1 approaches the Sheffer Road crossing north of Scottsville, NY with BPRR GP9 number 626 leading in the afternoon sun.
Railroad life can be dangerous! On June 29th 2016, I was called to work on the YWTS60 assignment at Taschereau yard, in Montreal. CN 7266 with more than 55 years of ser... (more)
Rochester and Southern train BL-1 works its way through P&L Junction with a unique consist that incudes BPRR 626 (GP9), BPRR 3063 (SD40M-2), BPRR 2030 (GP38-2), and CN 5755 (SD75I).
