Being readied for an eastbound freight

EMD B unit 718 is lashed up with four Alco’s as L&N’s southbound freight arrives Corbin, Ky. on July 15, 1964 for a crew change.

Louisville & Nashville Alco FA-2 #311.

Brakeshoes smoke after descending the summit west of Altoona, the crew brought the train down the mountain safely and may run through. The coupler cover, still intact, is noteworthy. The station i... (more)

Getting their money's worth -- these two Alco FA units 822 and 823 were two of the last four remaining on Wabash's roster at the time of this April 10, 1965 photo at Kansas City, Mo.

The passing siding at Kennesaw had recently been extended when this meet took place in 1953. At the time, this line belonged to the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, and L&N had trackage rights ... (more)

Three B&O Alco FA-2 units (No. 4030 on the point) have eastbound tonnage rolling on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR by trackage rights, passing Mesta Machine Works.

With 9625 on the point, three PRR Alco FA-2 units drag a freight eastward along the Ohio River by the old commuter stop of Avalon, just on the west side of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Patrons would exit on... (more)

Barton, MD 10/12/2012 - The Western Maryland Railway had four Alco FA-2s, one of which survives on the Georges Creek Railway along with sister WM GP-9 25. Sold by the WM in 1972, the FA-2 was stri... (more)

A pair of Alco FA-2's is laying over between runs. And yes, that is snow on the ground, even though it is late May!

This derailment occurred during the infamous 1955 strike on the L&N Railroad. On Saturday, April 23, 1955, engines 306, 238, 117 and 301 (two FA2 Alco cab units spliced by two RS3 road switchers) ... (more)

Erie Lackawanna Alco FA-2 7381 in the short-lived Erie inspired black paint scheme.

A five-unit consist of Alcos--FA2/RS3/FB2/RS3/FA2--coils through a reverse curve near Emerson, Georgia, on the Georgia-owned Western & Atlantic. This train is probably fast freight number 42, boun... (more)