Reading Company RS-3 467, built by the American Locomotive Company in May 1952, was sold to the Peabody Coal Company. It was later purchased – and restored – by the Reading Historical Society.... (more)

One of Southern's 148 Alco RS-3's nos.2039, with Slug 2472 at Atlanta, GA in October 1970. Slug 2472 built from wrecked SOU 6548 FM H16-44 frame at Atlanta's Pegram Shops in October 1964. Phot... (more)

I've been photographing the Batten Kill Railroad for almost 20 years now. When I first started, I was a college student and I was single. Now, I'm married and have two kids. There's not too man... (more)

Up from the South Scranton shop, 1554 looks ready for the summer.

On a gloomy evening, Greenwhich & Johnsonville 4116 (BKRR 4116) pulls 4 hoppers through the December rain heading north to Salem as it rounds into Shushan back in 2020 along County Route 64.

A Penn Central Alco RS3 works the yard at Providence RI as the suns last rays break through the storm clouds near sunset in May 1976

Getting Ready. Former New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad 529 (RS-3, Alco, 8/1950) is a long time member of the roster at the Railroad Museum of New England. It is seen sitting behin... (more)

Looking forlorn at the shops, this unit was later painted up and kept going. I wonder why they chose that old-style headlight in the era of sealed beams. Lots of 32 volt bulbs on hand I guess, L... (more)

Old gals off to work.

In August 2007, I found Vintage Locomotives, Inc. (VILX) Alco RS3 512 sitting at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was built as Reading Railroad (RDG) 495 in 1952... (more)

April 29, 1978, Allentown PA - the unique high-short hood LV RS3 (which they acquired from corporate parent Pennsylvania Railroad), was still in her LV colors, be it with stenciled "CR" and Conrai... (more)

ALCO in Schenectady. Great Northern (GN) RS3 no. 229 (ALCO, 1953) is seen on display at the Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) in Schenectady, NY; the city where the locomotive wa... (more)

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ex-SOU 108, nee-CofG 108. Not sure of the date or location, but most likely Johnson City or Elizabethton, TN. Photographer unknown.

Built in June of 1952 the RDG 485 had bounced around a bit over its life. Currently it sits awaiting restoration to its former glory at the Reading Company Museum in Hamburg Pennsylvania.