The day after Christmas 2017 finds Batten Kill Alco RS-3 #605 resting outside Cargill in the Town of Salem, New York with a fresh snowfall coating the engine.
Following a weekend snowstorm, the Batten Kill Railroad set out to work the Cargill-Salem, New York mill on February 16, with a planned run to Eagle Bridge, NY with the company's snow flanger in t... (more)
The conductor rides the loaded covered hopper, as it gets shoved into Caro Vail Fertilizer in Salem. RS3 4116 smokes it up as it rounds the curve into the siding.
The 605 patiently waits for it's next call to duty.
A railroad lost in time. Everything about this railroad brings one back to a bygone era of railroading. Today, the 605 is seen in the background on the tracks into Carovail where it will rest unti... (more)
A rare site Indeed! A very small number of railroads in the United States, allow you to witness more than one of Alco's classy RS-3 locomotives in revenue service. The Battenkill railroad in Washi... (more)
#605 and their four loads are nearing the end of their trip, they'll pass through Greenwich Junction on to Cargill grain where they will end the day.
The information gleaned from this builder's plate on a 63 year old RS-3. Delivered to the Lehigh & Hudson River as #10 in November of 1950 serving the pike until 1972 when it was sold to the St. J... (more)
On a cold February afternoon, BKRR 605 switches out the Cargill mill in Salem. After an hour or so of cleaning switches and spotting cars, the 605 will return to her train and head toward Eagle Br... (more)
BKRR RS-3 #605 pauses for a moment at Greenwich Junction.
