It's not what it looks like. The loco was actually backing up to make a flying switch. The man in the picture is Ben Friedland, one of the owners of the M&E
Eastbound NYSW job departing Bevier St, Binghamton NY
Another rare Alco, the ex NYC engines all went to short lines after Conrail. The low sun lights up the details of Hi-Adhesion trucked 2051.
After picking up what the carferry 'Viking' had brought across Lake Michigan, rare C430 315 heads back to Green Bay with equally rare RS27 316! One of my luckiest railfan moments.
GB&W #315 as she spent most of her life; parked in the enginehouse with her prime mover in pieces on the floor. Unit was one of only 16 C430s; NYC (10), RDG (2) and SCL (3) were the other roads t... (more)
18.75% of all the Alco C430s ever produced work a northbound coal train past the boarded up Pennsy passenger depot at Steubenville, OH in August, 1974. Kodachrome 64, Yashica TL.
