BN 5499, one of only three B32-8s on the railroad rolls up to the signal at Edmonds, WA. The Great Northern double tracked most of its mainline between Seattle and Everett, but left three short si... (more)
CNW was power hungry in 1973, not having bought a new locomotive since 1969. They leased 30 N&W Alco C628s and 6 C630s in the winter of 1973. Here No. 972 has a nice mix of SD45s and Alcos, along ... (more)
This late evening look inside the DMIR Proctor shops finds 1967 scheme DMIR 142, a Phase 3 SD9 in the company of SD38ACs, an SD18 and an SDM. By this time it was becoming more difficult to find th... (more)
I saw this engine for the first time back in 1974 on a work train. It had then a quick PC paint job with a small PC logo where the big one is in the picture and on each end under the headlight. It... (more)
DMIR 166, a phase 4 SD9, resists the temptation of the newer arrowhead scheme while waiting with a mix of SD18s, other SD9s and SD38ACs for its next assignment. The yellow vertical stripe on the n... (more)