Built June 18, 1952 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for Kaiser Steel, this massive AS-616 soldiers on in 2007, operating for the SMS switching railroad in Southern New Jersey. The unit is on displ... (more)
MR 34 leads the 29 climbing the grade out of Mount Shasta city where the McCloud connected with the SP. No. 34 is ex-SP 5253 and appears to still have its SP train number indicators showing it as... (more)
By 1990, Trona Railroads three remaining Baldwin AS616's were relegated to switching the plant in Trona. Here, 52 and 54 labor under the hot August sun.
52 was purchased new by the Trona while 54... (more)