Delaware and Hudson Alco PA 1 # 18 resta with an amtrak dome car near the Colonie shops on a dreary day in the spring of 1976. Photo taken with Permission

Santa Fe Alco PA1 55 Even At the end having been traded into EMD it still looks Beautiful. As A kid growing up these and Santa Fe RSD15s were my favorite diesels. original Kodachrome from my co... (more)

We were different railfans in the 50's and 60’s.. We had different expectations and poorer film and cameras. Every train we saw we deemed to be the last we would ever see. The PA's were running ... (more)

Old and new color schemes lead the Eastbound Fast Mail. ALCO leads EMD E 8 in a valley near Susquehanna, the location of the old Delaware Lackawanna and Western Shops.

This picture in particular tells the story of the end of traditional passenger service. Old PA units pulling head end cars from foreign lines was coming to an end. To follow the Alco PA trail cli... (more)