Alco RSD-1 #8652 is getting warmed up to lead a MoW special at the North Alabama Railroad Museum near Huntsville, belching characteristic Alco smoke. Next to it is Alco S-2 #484; alas, this engin... (more)
NARM's Fall Color Special heads for Normal on the former NC&StL Huntsville Branch. The excursion is being operated in pull-pull mode behind NARM's Alco RSD-1 8652 and S2 213.
A crew member lines a switch for NARM's Fall Color Special, which is about to arrive at the depot at Chase. The 8652 was previously employed as a switcher for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).