BN 6004 was Balmer Yard's principal hump engine in the mid-70s. The unit was GN's fifth SD7, part of a fleet of 23 SD7s and 27 SD9s, most of which were assigned to Minnesota. I enjoyed several eve... (more)
SP 4449 is parked for display at Seattle's King St. Station after arriving with the American Freedom Train. The train would be opened for visitation before the train would continue south to Portla... (more)
UP SD40-2 snoot no. 3288 poses next to SDP35 1406 at Argo Yard where both units lead consists that will depart with freights for Portland/Hinkle and points east. In this era UP also had a through ... (more)
UP GP30 no. 839 leads a trio of SD45s at Argo Yard, Seattle, WA as it waits for an assignment to an outbound freight to Portland and points east. In 1974 it was typical for UP to have 3 freights a... (more)
UP 8037 is set up elephant style with CNW 6802 & 6851, all SD40-2s, waiting to head a train east from Argo to North Platte, NE. CNW 6802 was the 2nd SD40-2 acquired by CNW as part of a 15 unit ord... (more)