An SCL C-630 leads an empty coal train from Sharonville past RH Tower enroute to Decoursey and points south.
A Conrail C-630/C-636 pair hauls a short ore train east. These large Alco's are running on borrowed time at this late date.
NW C-630 139 and RSD-12 slug 9922 work the West end of Lambert's Point yard. 29NOV84
Locomotive was on display at Reading & Northern RR 20th Anniversary Open House
"Bee Line Service" markings
A blast from the past in 2003.
Alco power leans into a 52 car grain train with 4 SD40-2's on the h/e after they stalled.
Reading Tech's C630 passes by a couple of restored matching cabooses.
The 1987 paint job on this unit still looks good, even though it has lasted longer than the number of years this unit served on the Reading!!!
Reading & Northern crews switch out and add to the consist Anthracite Chapter's cosmetically restored RS3.
A man's world of toys: Reading Technical & Historical Society's big Alcos moves past the KME fire apparatus plant on the Carbon & Schuylkill RR.
N&W C-630 #139 at Lambert's Point yard.
I worked for SCL in those days and our Alcos were gone so I'd head for Norfolk just to marvel at these beasts. EPA? What EPA? I noticed that there weren't any mosquitos in the area....
Norfolk,VA in 1980 was "Alco Heaven" on the N&W. Here's the 1138 smoking it up as it shoves steam coal at Lambert's Point.
