CLEBURNE TX June 4 1978 — Santa Fe RSD15 9818 rests in retirement at the Cleburne shops. The scrapper's torch is yet to come as this alligator is used for parts. Alco built the 9818 (s/n 83477) ... (more)

Three Alco RSD15 Gators and an RSD4 lead a Empty coal train into the Utah Railways yard on a Beautiful late afternoon in September 1976

MOHRLAND UT Aug 22 1981 — Utah Railway RSD15s 403, 401 and 402, all in aging Santa Fe paint, smoke as they begin to pull on a cut of cars at the Mohrland Loadout. According to utahrails.net all... (more)

The first three SP RSD-15's were delivered in September 1959 and transferred to the T&NO subsidiary as 250-252. Cotton Belt RSD-15's 850-859 arrived in February and March 1960. Like the SP trio... (more)

Utah Railway Alco RSD15 403 at Martin Yard with a Coal Empty. As the unit notches up it lets out a cloud of black smoke. typical Alco turbo lag. photo taken in the late afternoon on a nice fall ... (more)

In the setting sun, GBW 2407 shines in the sun outside of Barn 2 during Showcase Weekend 2020.

Three Lake Superior & Ishpeming alligators show that they’re hard at work at the ore docks in Marquette, Michigan.

A Lake Superior & Ishpeming “hill job” pulls a half-dozen empties from the ore docks in Marquette, Michigan. After they clear the right switch, they will back them onto the train of empties th... (more)

Two Lake Superior & Ishpeming “hill jobs” are working at the ore docks in Marquette, Michigan on August 7, 1986. I don’t believe that the yard tower was occupied by this time.

The wildflowers have taken over the Lake Superior & Ishpeming classification yard in Marquette, Michigan, and the main line doubles as the switching lead for the ore docks. Three of the road’s R... (more)

Utah Railway's Alco's 402, 401, 403 doing what Alco's do best. Tom Ellis photo.

A Half-Dozen Alligators by the Docks

In the south, this means that it’s probably a good time to go fishing, In Marquette, Michigan, it meant that ore was moving on the Lake Super... (more)

GBW 2407 puts on a show for the long line of photographers during IRM's Diesel Day Weekend

Cartier railway Alco RSD15 93 sits with several of her sisters in front of the shops in the summer of 1978. These units were built as B&LE high nose units. When the Cartier bought them they were ... (more)

Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s Hill Job works upgrade toward Marquette.