PORTLAND OR Aug 20 1981 — Union Pacific SD40-2 3234 and Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8304 have just crossed under I-405 as they haul a mixed freight into Albina Yard. EMD built the unit (b/n 72684-3... (more)

BLUE CUT CA Sept 7 1983 — Union Pacific SD40-2 3474 rolls through Blue Cut in Cajon Pass. EMD built the unit (b/n 776088-70) in May 1978. My photo.

CAJON PASS CA Sept 7 1983 — Union Pacific SD40-2 3720 leads a TOFC-COFC train. EMD built the unit (b/n 796297-62) in February 1980 and retired it on December 28 2000. Corrections, additions welc... (more)

ROCK RIVER WY Sept 24 1978 — Union Pacific SD40-2 3473 rolls across the Wyoming country in the lead of a mixed freight. EMD built the unit (b/n 776088-64) in April 1978. Corrections welcome. My ... (more)

CHEYENNE WY Sept 24 1978 — Union Pacific SD40-2 3343 handles a mixed freight near Cheyenne. EMD built the unit (b/n 766056-09) in February 1977. The unit has been renumbered to UP 1610. Accordin... (more)

WAGONER OK (April) 1985 — It’s crew change time for UP SD40-2 3521. EMD built the unit (b/n 786170-23) In January 1979. My photo

OLATHE KS March 10 1979 — UP U30C 2959 leads a mixed freight. Note someone cleaned select characters on the nose. Maybe no connection but Wikipedia records, “U-29 was responsible for sinking t... (more)

COUNCIL BLUFFS IA Sept 28 1979 — UP U30C 2955 awaits an assignment. GE built the unit (b/n 40960) in October 1976. Utahrails.net records that the 2955 “was the last U30C on UP, retired on 19 S... (more)

PORTLAND OR Aug 20 1981 — Union Pacific SW10 1202 handles a cut of cars at Albina Yard with the Fremont Bridge overhead. EMD built the unit (b/n 18854) as SW9 1866 in November 1953. Utahrails.ne... (more)

DALE WY Oct 19 1977 — Union Pacific GP9 321 leads three Chicago and Northwestern units on a covered hopper train westbound on the number three track (the alternate main line) from Cheyenne. The ... (more)

NORTH VANCOUVER BC Aug 15 1981 — British Columbia Railway C420 632 awaits an assignment. The Alco was built for Lehigh & Hudson River Railway as LHR 26 in January 1966 with builder number 3431-0... (more)

SHERMAN TX (July) 1974 — SP U33C 8683 leads a mixed freight across the diamonds as it crosses the Missouri Pacific. Note the L-shaped windshield. My photo.

(Unknown) WA July 2 2011 — This is my $75 shot of SP (ORHF 4449 in the Columbia River Gorge. The day started out nicely with my arrival at Cooks plenty early. Three hours later I heard 4449 trip... (more)

GAINESVILLE TX March 9 1976 — ORHF 4449 is closing in on the Oklahoma-Texas border after departing Gainesville. The Freedom Train departed Ft Worth TX in early morning cloudy weather. This photo... (more)

Fort Worth TX (January) 1974 — Missouri Pacific SD40-2 742 makes its way past city center as it approaches Tower 55. My photo.