Yreka Western's freight train departs the interchange with Central Oregon & Pacific at Montague.

A South Branch Valley crew moves to the next location to pick up ties along the newly-ballasted right of way. Reportedly, the “V” in the green stripe of the SBVR’s original paint scheme was ... (more)

A 1982 visit to the South Branch Valley found no revenue trains, but there were crews out performing maintenance of way duties. First we encountered an Railroad: South Branch Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Alco MRS-1
Location: McNeill, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: SBV 28
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 15, 1982

With a DODX idler flat coupled to tank cars full of aviation fuel for adjacent Pope Air Force Base, the Cape Fear Railway crew pumps up air before returning to Fort Bragg. Today, the Cape Fear’s... (more)

Two United States Army Alco MRS-1’s, operated by the Cape Fear Railway, the common carrier contracted to serve Fort Bragg, back onto received cars at the Aberdeen & Rockfish interchange. Beside... (more)

Before the Potomac Eagle

When the State of West Virginia purchased the B&O line from Green Spring to Morefield, It found a pair of army surplus MRS1’s to power the South Branch ... (more)

The New Haven borrowed 38 U.S.Army locomotives to assist in the recovery from the floods of August 1955. Some were not returned until June 1956. I shot B-2044 in Providence, RI.

A former military switcher now hustles tourists on the Sierra Railway

Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville, North Carolina, was served by the Cape Fear Railway, which operated the base's two United States Army Transportation Corps Alco MRS1 locomotives, numbered B-2087 and... (more)

Two US Army MRS-1s, #B2080 & B2081, and SMARRCO #13, an Alco RS-3, sit behind the shop.

3 locomotives, 3 builders. 3 of the 4 operational locomotives from the roster at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum by chance wound up lined up across the 4 tracks of the Versailles Yard. Left to right... (more)

Unique by necessity. Although EMD produced a few (13) MRS-1s ALCO built the majority (47) for the ARMY Transportation Corps. for use if needed in railroads around the world. They have unique measu... (more)

Once the primary power for excursion at the museum 2043 has been relegated to greeter service for patrons arriving at the museum. Her sister 2086 survives on the grounds also and is operational. M... (more)

With it's safety idler flat this old rarity is switching big cars of JP-4 jet fuel. Note to photographers: Don't let familiarity breed contempt. I was there for seven years and shot this operat... (more)

A northbound freight train was passing over a country road near Springfield, WV on Oct. 20, 1980 with MRS-1 No. 28.