This Is Only A Test. If this were the actual trip, a steam locomotive would be on the point. A diesel trip was conducted on Friday afternoon for photographers to see the line and g... (more)

FJ&G 103 rests on the west side of the Gloversville Yard between runs. This engine was originally Reading 492, built June 1952, builder number 80110. It was sold to United Railway Supply and ended... (more)

Round Hill is the lesser of the two grades that W&W has to conquer between Gore and Winchester. The eastbound "Sandman" was down to a crawl is it ground out the last mile of Round Hill on April 1... (more)

The eastbound W&W "Sandman" was slowly rounding a curve at the bottom of Gainesboro Hill on April 10, 1987, passing an old barn that has seen better days. RS-3 No. 527 and S-6 No. 80 have had an ... (more)

The eastbound "Sandman" had just left Gore, VA and was crossing U.S. Route 50 with RS-3 No. 527, S-6 No. 80 and 12 loads of sand. RS-3 No. 527 was purchased from Amtrak for conversion to a slug. ... (more)

A NYS&W trainman was protecting the movement as a set of light engines backed through the yard at Binghamton, NY on June 19, 1984 with RS-3 No. 101 and C430s No's. 3000 and 3004.

Power for Winchendon and Ware local freights standing in front of the station.

Now Conrail

Bauxite & Northern RS3 #12 awaiting its next work at Bauxite, AR || May 1972

During the 1960's, Alco RS-3s, along with EMD F7As, were the staple of the Manassas-Harrisonburg Branch. By the 1970's, they had been replaced by EMD GP30s, GP35s, and finally, GP38s. I was amaz... (more)

I don't know how this unit remained on this late date. This was the only on we saw anywhere.

On weekends the commuter fleet did not get to idle around the roundhouse in San Jose. No, they had to work their way to Roseville and back. Here the entire SDP-45 fleets brings an EB reefer tra... (more)