The end for Mongrel 1505 came when the roundhouse burned at Iron Mountain on June 12th, 1976. Here the unit is seen at Adams headed for scrap. Photo is in my collection with no photographer inform... (more)
This old industrial loco sat in the weeds for years just West of the Erman Corp Scrap Yard, not sure of it's fate but it was gone within a year of this shot.
Alone, unloved and unwanted. Gen. Douglas MacArthur once said that "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." That pretty well describes what's happening with this old gal. You are lo... (more)
Sumpter Power: Mikado #19. The Sumpter Valley Railway's other "runner" is this 1920 Alco 2-8-2, which carries the line's number 19. The 19 and its sister engine, the 20, were identical loc... (more)