SPS 866 has been parked in the NW Industrial area with other historical pieces of equipment for over a decade. After BNSF land locked the units by cutting switching in the area and lack of space a... (more)

ALCOS in South Jersey

I'm guessing this was taken in Washington along the SP&S and before the 1970 BN merger that saw the SP&S become a fallen flag. This is in the collection of photos I have inherited and is one of t... (more)

Two Alcos waiting for a restoration.

An EMD-repowered FA, the 139, shows the middle-period maroon color, but with the Rocket-era lettering of the original scheme.The view is at Rio Grande's Denver yard on September 7, 1964. Photo fr... (more)

Frisco's standard black and yellow freight livery suited Alco and EMD carbodies very nicely. This westbound freight, with in the lead an Alco FA-1 5217 and four EMD F-units, rolls over the N. Can... (more)

UP Alco FA-FB units, powered by a 1500hp V-12 engine. Their performance must have impressed the UP management because 80 of them were ordered subsequently. Photo from my collection, no photographe... (more)

Tennessee Central Railway Alco FA-1 801 at Nashville Yard on April 8, 1966. Photo from my collection, no photographer information on slide.

Powerpack 617 is spending the weekend on the Speonk DEF Track. Converted Alco locomotive to provide Head End Power for the passenger coaches. Lighting and heat. SK Block Limit Signal high above 61... (more)

My father made a trip to Sayre on April 18, 1959 and took many pictures from the footbridge over the engine terminal. It was clear that in 1959 it was a novelty for the crews to see someone takin... (more)

An A-B-B-A set of former New Haven Alco cab units storms through Medfield Junction, MA, with Penn Central train BL-1. This job running from the NH's South Boston yard to Lowell, MA, via Walpole an... (more)

Former Reading Railroad Alco FA-1 #301 sits outside Milepost Hobbies on the afternoon of May 22, 2019.

Four Alco's FA1-FB1 and two RS-3's leads this New York Central train near Detroit, Michigan on December 22, 1966. Photo from my collection, no photographer information on slide.

A view of the Ocean Avenue crossing in Patchogue finds FA cab car 614, wearing a coat of fresh paint, impeding the progress of the kids in the pony car. LIRR 614 was built for the Spokane, Portlan... (more)

With a healthy burp of Alco smoke, an A-B-B-A set of former New Haven FAs and FBs accelerates past South Bay Tower in South Boston as they get underway with Penn Central train BL-1 for Lowell, MA,... (more)