NIRC 9 and 8, both SW1500s, lead a welded rail train through Northbrook, IL. It's rare to catch these units out on the mainline!

Commuter Cube. NJ Transit SW1500 no. 502 is seen laid up at Haines Yard in Pennsauken Township, NJ. The locomotive is the last of four such units rostered by the agency, and had been us... (more)

SW1500 2336 and slug 915 are switching in the yard at Chattanooga Tennessee.

Pulp-Free Puller. Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLWX) SW1500 no. 2240 is seen shuffling cars around the Tropicana facility in Jersey City, NJ, adjacent to Conrail's Greenville Yard.

Granite City Steel's fleet of SW1500 locomotives.

The Denver Rock Island Railroad's motors sit idle at their facility in Denver, Colorado.

Southern Pacific SW1500s 2552 and 2632, now owned by Union Pacific, work the UP's Huntington Beach Local. These two "Cruds" have cut a Centerflow covered hopper off their train and are ... (more)

Charlotte and Western rolls eastbound at Lowell with traffic for CSX at Mt. Holly.

Local assignment sits on the Industry Lead to Sim's Metal Recycling just off of Kennedy Ave.

Light Locomotive at Last Light. As the light of day fades from the sky, East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Co. SW1500 no. 321B is seen on the Constable Hook Industrial Track, returning t... (more)

Portrait of the Power. East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Co. SW1500 no. 321B was on switching duty on Friday, March 21, 2025, seen here returning from the chemical plant at the iMTT fac... (more)

Leaving Light. East Jersey Railroad & Terminal Co. SW1500 no. 321B is seen running light up the Constable Hook Industrial Track from the iMTT chemical facility on the south side of Cons... (more)

Red Reflection. East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Co. SW1500 no. 321B is seen hauling a cut of tank cars across Hook Rd as they finish switching the eastern portion of the iMTT facility... (more)

Energy Transfer. East Jersey Railroad & Terminal Co. SW1500 no. 321B is seen shoving a cut of tank cars down the Constable Hook Industrial Track after serving the eastern portion of the... (more)

Hustling Across Hook. East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Co. SW1500 no. 321B is seen crossing Hook Rd as it returns to the iMTT facility on Constable Hook after switching the company's c... (more)