One of the many sideshows at the "NS Family Portrait" event of 2012 was seeing two original Norfolk Southern paint schemes side by side.

A rare Bi- centennial Baldwin AS616 Rayonier Number 76 rest outside the companies shop an a dreary day in the Fall of 1977. Photo taken with permission

Dragging north with a clean looking AS616. Joe McDaniels photo from negative in my collection.

Built in 1952, this AS-616 has regained its former SP number. After leaving the SP system, the unit worked the Oregon and Northwestern, an eastern Oregon lumber railroad until the closing of the m... (more)

A workhorse for SMS awaits its next assignment at the Pureland Industrial Complex.

The only Baldwin AS-616 in operation prepares for a long day of unloading stone hoppers at the SMS Stone Yard

Union Pacific was seldom an enthusiastic Baldwin customer; most of its modern steam power came from Alco. But in 1952, the road acquired six AS-616 road switchers from Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton. Valu... (more)

MILW AS616s 561, 562, and 560 built in April 1951. 562 was built w/o a cab.

Milwaukee Road Baldwin 562 cools off in minus 22 degree weather and ice fog at Pigs Eye. This AS-616 began life in April 1951 as one of two AS-616B B units (No. 2100-B). It was rebuilt with a cab ... (more)

Ex Baldwin demo unit 1600 ended up on the DSS&A and was one of a few to end up in the Soo's red white and black scheme. It was retired in late 1965 and spent awhile being picked clean of usable pa... (more)

Remote-controlled AS616 #367 rumbles through Ensley, AL. I believe the guy with the Ghostbusters backpack is the operator. I also think this unit was re-engined with and EMD engine. I saw one r... (more)

Trona Railroad Baldwin AS616s 54 & 52 switch the plant in Trona.

Three of SMS's roster of historic freight locomotives sit in the new Locomotive Shop in Bridgeport, NJ. From left to right is Baldwin AS616 #554, EMD SW9 #438, and EMD GP38-3 #2003.

Soo 394 rests in the ore yard at Marquette. Pairs of the big Baldwin AS-616's were normally assigned to work the ore yard and make the dock shoves at the time. Time was running out on 394 and it w... (more)