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Those three are all one locomotive! UP's last turbine, coal-fired this time. Front unit a rebuilt PA, still with its prime mover. Second unit is the turbine loco itself, built on the frame of a retired GN electric, B-D-D-B wheel arrangement. And a steam tender. Short-lived and unsuccessful.

The color separation also reminds me of BN SD70MACs. Soo had nothing like this. Being reminiscent of several real railroads isn't a bad thing. It makes it realistic, as railroads tend to use familiar paint scheme elements.

5288 doesn't look CP now, but maybe CN?

I meant the one in the last picture, not 610 or 4501 (?) Its number looks like 52xx.

EDIT: I guess I'm going for all of them. Conrail (especially early years, also last years) PRR (transition years) CN (70s-80s eastern, specifically including Newfoundland) Next few are hard to sort: Santa Fe (70s, also Super Fleet years) BN (70s) UP (transition years to early 80s) SP...

But in each case, the second road wasn't yet "fallen" when the shot was taken. Even for 1990, the Rock box still looks pretty good. I never noticed that those cars had a small CNW emblem.

Err... you just made an error there. The rise is 2", not 12", so in that case the grade would be 2.65%. Fairly steep, but well within sanity. And in a 24" wide space, the largest you can fit will be about 11" radius. And remember that the whole grade being on a curve will add friction. In...

But not the big centercabs. The ELS, last I heard, only has one switcher in regular use. SMS has a number of switchers and one AS-616. Incidentally, I haven't seen any new photos of their fleet in the past year.

Exactly. Such dual-mode engines - I don't consider them at all the same thing as a hybrid like a GG20B - are generally for third rail. 600-700VDC can supply traction motors directly, so the equipment for electric running can be simple and lightweight. An electric for high-voltage AC catenary...

Is the steamer with the Elesco ex-CP? Can't make out its number, but it has something of a CP look.

Not as long as you standardize electrification system, and a de facto standard exists. Or actually, as that article notes, two. 50 kV is rare, but I can see it being widely used in future. If both systems come into mainline use, I expect dual-voltage electrics to appear for run-through and pool...

Always loved those DEEX trains - practically a celebration of circa-1970 power.

Oddly enough, SP used mainly oil-fired steam... except in Texas. I think when he said "coal to oil" he meant steam to diesel.

The M420R and the real GP38-2W had 4-window Canadian safety cabs. This GP38-2W has a 3-window early US EMD safety cab. Weren't the first CP SD40-2Fs delivered in 1988? Unfortunately, the JPEG artifacting in your photos is so severe that I can't make out what production phase the GP38-2 is...

An IC Mogul... is that one of the ones that went to Bevier & Southern? And whose is that 2-10-2? Can't make out a roadname, but the tender reminds me of some KCS power.

There are are a few mechs available for Swiss-proto Zm.

It isn't a GP30 anymore. Look closer at how many fans, louvers and doors aren't there. (Okay, those may be hard to see. Try looking at the ex-GP35 2321 which is in the same condition.) It's a road slug. Among the Class 1s, only BNSF has powered GP30s left, and I don't think any of them still...

I love the "flat faces" too - I hope you can get this one fixed.