WNYP 435 leads a short ballast train past the PRR codeline in Port Allegany, Pennsylvania.

Classic Alco power rests at the end of the day. In 45 years of watching trains (yes I started young) these are the first mainline Alcos I have ever seen.

Bath & Hammondsport's trio of alcos takes tank cars to Riverside on a warm spring afternoon. Engines: LAL 422, LAL 423, LAL 424

A pair of BRC Centurys are seen bringing a transfer south along the B&OCT to Barr Yard in nearby Riverdale. Tom Golden photo.

GBW 321 departs Kewaunee, WI. with a boat train in October of 1988. The train is heading back to Green Bay on a beautiful Fall afternoon. Alas, the line and the Alco's no longer go to Kewaunee.

M&E 18 rests at IRM while waiting for more movement upon new arrival.

Old neighbors. Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's “Babbling Brook” and Morristown and Erie Railway Alco C424 18 could frequently be found next to each other in recent years, when the Brook was stored at t... (more)

After a long day crossing the state of Wisconsin, Green Bay & Western’s Winona train heads east from New London in late afternoon sun.

GBW 314 heads east near Arcadia, WI in May of 1992. We spent all day chasing this train and it was worth every minute. Just the sound of the 3 Alco's was worth it!

Erie-Lackawanna Alco C424 2415 w-BAR GP7 62 at Marion, Ohio.

A pair of Belt Railway of Chicago Century's heads north back toward home at Clearing Yard after delivering a transfer to CSX's Barr Yard in Riverdale. Tom Golden photo.

After swapping their interchange cuts at CP's Taylor Yard, SPG3 heads north out of Taylor on the main in preparation for a shove back into DL's yard at Scranton, Pennsylvania. DL 2403, an ex Adiro... (more)

On a misty early spring day, a pair of Reading Century 424s lead an eastbound piggyback train along the freight line parallel to the Schuylkill Expressway on the outskirts of Philadelphia. I think... (more)