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Four WAMX SD40-2 units: 4230, 4159, 4227 and 4233 sit at the engine facility in Lewiston, Idaho on clear spring afternoon.

BNSF 5143 West leads a long loaded grain train through Cheney, WA under a "Kodachrome" sky. The sun came out just enough to highlight the train passing through town.

SP 8380 East arrives into Tucson with a WCHOM train and parks next to an Ex-Southern SD45 3155 on lease to the SP in March 1989.

SP 7828 East departs Tucson under a colorful rainbow with a "rainbow" consist. The consist includes MP 3051, HL (MP) 2057, VMV Paducah 6673 and SP 7485 on train symbol WCHOM in October 1988.

SP 9333 West powers the BSMFF as it meets SSW (Cotton Belt) 8091 East with the LBEST at Mescal in the late afternoon of March 1998.

Rio Grande SD40T-2 5373 is the point unit of the 3 SSW (Cotton Belt) units: 9662 (GP60), 7281 and 7279 (GP40-2) at the Tucson Yard engine facility. Storm clouds are forming to the east as the monsoons continue on this September 1998 afternoon.

SP 3846, SP 1500, and SP 1502 are heading to the Colton engine facility after bringing an eastbound local freight to the yard. Meanwhile, SSW (Cotton Belt) 4142 leads an impressive consist on the WCLAY with SP 7640 and 6 SD7's: 1530, 1536, 1509, 1542, 1537, and 1517. Capturing 8 SD7's in one photo made this a memorable day in June 1985.

BNSF 6629 West with BNSF 4313 and MRL 4318 bring a loaded coal train down the Columbia River Gorge near Stevenson, Washington.

Rio Grande units 3128 and 3090 sit next to SP 9336 with Santa Fe 3006 in the background at the SP West Colton engine facility.

Thirty nine years ago today, I took the day off from work to go explore the Los Angeles area railroad yards and photograph some trains on my birthday. When I arrived at the UP Los Angeles yard, I was very surprised to see the brand new EMD SD60 units #1 and #4! The units were buried inside the diesel facility, so I sat and ate my lunch waiting for an opportunity to photograph them. A shop mechanic saw me with my camera, walked over to the units, uncoupled them from the consist and back them out into full sunlight. He had a big smile on his face and said, "Have Fun!" I quickly put on my hardhat and started taking photos. The mechanic even revved up the engines and I got a great cassette recording of them. What a great birthday gift.

SP SD45T-2 9305 and UP GP30 713 sit side by side at the SP Los Angeles Taylor yard. The SP 9305 is about to depart up the coast to San Francisco and the UP 713 is on a transfer job.

CP 5475 High Nose SD40-2 "B" unit (Ex-Southern 3247) and CP 5784 with SP 7450 at the Tucson yard in 1996. CP power was leased for the power hungry SP. Both CP units show the CP/Rail America scheme.

UP 4816 (Ex-SP 6831) west leads an impressive 9 unit consist into the Tucson yard in August 1999. Five UP units and four SP units on this HOWCM manifest.

SP 8377 Snoot Tunnel Motor involved in a wreck sits at the Los Angeles Taylor Yard waiting for repairs to be done in March 1981.

The brakeman on SP 8236 brings the power to couple back onto its train as SP 8499 helper set has been cut out after helping the train east up Tehachapi Pass.