NSS, Northstar Steel, RE 1609, ex-UP 254 > CNW 4398, CKRY 4398, at Kingman, Arizona. April 14, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Photo by unknown. From my collection. Relco Leasing was the grandaddy of leasing with over 50 years in business. In general they specialized in small second-hand units. Most were painted in a ... (more)

RLCX SW900 #905 inside the CMC Steel Mill in October, 2008. Shot from public property.

Leased power at CMC Steel in Cayce South Carolina.

Relco 511 basks in the late afternoon sun at the former American Italian Pasta Company plant (now TreeHouse Foods).

The little guy has been pushed aside at a local facility by a SW1500 and supposedly awaits transfer t a new home.

Pasta Switcher. This 1950s era switcher works the Treehouse Farms pasta plant outside of Columbia. It was built for the Chicago & North Western RR in 1953, then worked for NAEX for awhile ... (more)

This former Belt Railway of Chicago GP9 (ex-BRC 481) has been a fixture at the Ardent Mills Mt. Pocono facility for many years. It can usually be found here shuffling grain cars that are delivere... (more)

A trio of now Relco owned RLCX B39-8Es stands at the head of CSX Q541 at Lilly, Georgia in July 2003, one of three Q541s on the Fitzgerald Sub this day. During this timeframe CSX had far more tra... (more)

Looking through the loading bays at a 1950's era EMD SW1 switcher that rests on the grounds of the former American Italian Pasta Company plant (now TreeHouse Foods).

One of the rarely photographed locomotives in the Columbia area rests in the former American Italian Pasta Company Plant. It switches various cars for the plant and has done so since roughly 2005.... (more)

One of the rarely photographed locomotives in the Columbia area rests in the American Italian Pasta Company Plant. It switches various cars for the plant and has done so since roughly 2005. Here... (more)

What a day makes. Yesterday I wondered why the Alco was in an easy to photograph location, this evening I found the answer.

Railroad: Relco Locomotive (RLCX)
Locomotive: Alco S2
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Locomotive #: RLCX 1063
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 20, 2015

While running around the Port of Milwaukee at 6:30am waiting for a ship to arrive for winter layup I managed to come across Nidera Grain's Alco S2 switcher parked at the end of the yard. Very rar... (more)