On the first day of March, one of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's venerable SW1's shoves a train of empties into one of the loading tracks of the Stickney plant.

As the snow melting process continues from the milder temps, the Sanitation District heads west through McCook with an afternoon train of 13 loads. From here, the train is a little over a mile fro... (more)

That's a load of crap! On a beautiful winter's day, an afternoon run to the Willow Springs drying fields is made by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. SW1 #3, closing ... (more)

Finally, a sunny winter's day with the Sanitary District of Chicago SW1's. When the MP15DC (#4) started doing all the work in 2016, the SW1's slumbered away in the shops. Many wondered when they w... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

The Allentown and Auburn 206 shifting the yard at Kutztown at night time.

RPCX SW1 738 sits under the St. Louis Wheel at St. Louis Union Station.

SOO SW-1 320 crosses Fox River. 320 was local switcher kept at 1 stall engine house in Oshkosh. The 320 is now at the Duluth Museum in SOO black scheme. Joyce Norton Photo

The Portland Traction heritage unit has brought OPR 803 back on property after being sold of a decade ago. The unit is here to replace OPR 801 which was burned up in the Labor Day fires.https://ww... (more)

The little guy has been pushed aside at a local facility by a SW1500 and supposedly awaits transfer t a new home.

Northern Railcar SW1 #1 emerges from their Cudahy shops in March of 1987. The shops are the former Harnischfeger crane facilities next to the C&NW Old Line (now UP). An Alaska RR E-unit lurks in t... (more)

Passing through very late autumn colors, Anthracite Railway’s former Amtrak SW1 has an excursion train at Powder Valley, Pennsylvania.

NIRC 1, the oldest operating locomotive in revenue service pulls a single electric bi-level by the soon-to-be unmanned BI Tower. The tower itself is rumored to be closing soon, and may be torn dow... (more)

NIRC SW1 #2 serves as the shop switcher at Metra's 47th Street Facility. On a cloudy afternoon, it's seen doing its switching work. Unlike it's sister (NIRC 1), #2 is rarely viewed by the public e... (more)

Columbus and Greenville SW1 #505 sits outside the roundhouse. #505 was built September 1947 as Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) #505