They were known as "buffalo", due to their somewhat ungainly appearance. The Union railroad had a large fleet of Baldwin road switchers that they re-engined with EMD prime movers in the early 1960... (more)
C&IM RS1325 #31, one of only two build, sits at Springfield, IL. 6/12/1991
UP experimental gas turbine 8080B was housed in former GN electric 5018 which has had most of its grills removed for one last fatal maintenance time, Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 3, 1966. 8-wheel tr... (more)
The experiment that didn’t work out: Alco PA 607 was selected as the control unit for Union Pacific’s coal-fired gas turbine 8080B which was formerly Great Northern electric 5018. A Fairban... (more)
One of a kind locomotive 6000 HP GM6C, Conrail 1975, with TV-22, comes off the Columbia Port Deposit Road, on to the NEC at Perryville, MD. 9/23/1978
Patches of a previous snowfall remain on the ground and more is coming this afternoon in March, 1964 as Alco-GE GTEL 58 climbs Archer Hill east of Cheyenne. The turbine will take this mixed freigh... (more)
Rail equipment rusting into the ground at the now defunct Pilbara Heritage Railway Society. The ALCo C415 pictured was the first of its kind and toured America as a demonstration unit before being... (more)
One of a handful of the original full-carbody Alco-GE turbines still on the roster in March, 1964, GTEL 58 waits at the east end of the Cheyenne yards to take an extra to North Platte. In its rest... (more)
LB-2 heading for Boston Freight Terminal after setting out at Readville. BL-1/LB-2 followed a sort of "outer belt" route, connecting with Boston and Maine at Lowell, Mass. and New York Central a... (more)
Shark nose export model ,51 sold to argentina railways ,today rebuilt by argentina railfan club(ferroclub argentino)
The contrasting profiles of EMD and GE locomotion rust away in storage at South Yard in Salt Lake City.
Turbine 52 and diesel helpers 235,1400B and 1420 make a run on Sherman Hill. Photo taken by Jack Pfeifer.
An 8500 hp gas turbine electric know as a Big Blow races with a mixed freight. No photographer name on slide.
A UP DD35 along with a WP GP35 and UP SD40-2 roll past a quonset hut at North Platte. Photo taken by Mark R. Lynn.
Alco's largest diesel engine. Only two A's and one B unit were built. All for UP. This loco had an output of 5500 hp which could have given an edge over GE's 5000 hp U50 and EMD's DD35. But Alco's... (more)
