Sitting in the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's diesel facility in Barstow are ATSF RSD-15 9827 (ex-ATSF 827), SD24 4538 (ex-ATSF 938) and ATSF RCE 25 (a radio control helper built from ATSF F... (more)

During the Illinois Railway Museum's 2025 Diesel Days event, GB&W 2407 (RSD15) and BN 5383 (U30C) team up to pull the coach train out of the museum grounds, with the former pouring out classic Alc... (more)

Austin & Texas Central #442 sits on a yard track under threatening skies, awaiting the installation of a new traction motor. #442 has been out of service for almost a decade, supplanted by GP40-3 ... (more)

With the mainline's west end tied up for Throttle Time, East Switch was "the" place to be for Diesel Days this year. Case in point.

LS&I 2401 leads an empty ore train across Morgan Trestle in September of 1988. The yard at Eagle Mills is only a few minutes away. Nothing like a red Alco to brighten up an otherwise gloomy day.

GB&W 2407 puts on a smoke show as it leads the caboose train East past East Switch.

Santa Fe Alco RSD-15 "Alligator" 826 and three SD45s roar by Cajon station with the eastbound LAF on the Fourth of July 1967. Arrival at Chicago is scheduled 56 hours after its depar... (more)

LS&I 2400 leads a loaded ore train to the dock in Marquette (Presque Isle) in October of 1988. The train has just crossed Morgan Trestle a short distance from the yard at Eagle Mills.

Originally built for the Santa Fe, then sold to the LS&I, here it is still in LS&I colors but then a paint out occurred for the Green Bay and Western after they received it. The Green Bay and West... (more)

It's the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event, and on this Saturday the mainline trains were running primarily with hood units. Here, GBW 2407 rests on the west side of the museum ca... (more)

Santa Fe RSD-15 "Alligator" #847 leads four units on a westbound symbol train out of Summit in September 1969. Alco RSD-15 #847 with 2400 hp was built in 1960, Santa Fe rostered the... (more)

MARTIN UT August 9 1981. — Utah Railway RSD15 403 idles at the engine facility while awaiting its next coal train assignment. The alligator was built by Alco as Santa Fe 847 (b/n 83057) in June ... (more)

MARTIN UT Oct 5 1978 — Utah Railway RSD-15 403 idles at the engine facility while awaiting its next coal train assignment. The alligator was built by Alco as Santa Fe 847 (b/n 83057) in June 196... (more)

GB&W 2407, an Alco RSD-15, smokes it up as it leads the caboose train out of the Illinois Railway Museum grounds during the annual Diesel Days event.

A nice matched set of LS&I Alligators, led by 2404, brings an empty ore train across Morgan Creek in October of 1988. The train will soon enter the yard at Eagle Mills and head back to the dock wi... (more)