In the mid-1960s, the Maine Central had enough local business in Rockland, ME, to station a yard switcher there in addition to the power for the local freight to Brunswick. Alco S4 314 rested in f... (more)
The Buffalo waterfront is home to this classic Alco S-4 switcher. It has worked most of its running life at this location serving an old steel mill, ConAgra, and now shuffles limestone cars aroun... (more)
Smiths Falls, Ontario was always a good place to see a few Canadian Pacific Alco/MLW switchers. Here an S4 that has been equipped with roller bearings works around the yard.
On a fall afternoon, Grafton & Upton S4 1001 pulled the railroad's daily train into the small yard at North Grafton, MA, where it will swap interchange cars with Conrail. At this time this Alco wa... (more)