a quiet Sunday afternoon at NARM; the Alco is used to power excursions on a short segment of former NC&StL trackage (more info: www.northalabamarailroadmuseum.com)
Harvest states Mill's remote contorolled switcher drills cars in the yard.
Endlessly shuffling tankers in the hot sun at the E end of SP yard.
This old Alco has been a part of San Francisco railroading for 60 years.
Former Fairport,Painesville,and Eastern unit on the "Piney Fork Line".
ARC #6 billows smoke as it drags its train up the hill to cross I-40.
Los Angeles Junction S2 switcher #3 works a cut of cars in the railroad's yard in Vernon, California, on March 10th, 1973. This engine, painted dark blue with white "zebra stripes," was built by ... (more)
Los Angeles Junction S2 switcher #1, the first of five Alco S2s purchased by the LAJ, rests outside the railroad's engine shed in their Vernon, California, yard on March 10th, 1973. This engine w... (more)
San Francisco Belt (State Belt) S2 23 was built by Alco in 1944, and later became Port of San Francisco 49.
Lease units NIWX 201 and NIWX 815 (ex WC 2252 GP30) parked at IRM
Now owned by the Ohio Central, this S2 awaits... Well, I'm not sure what, I suppose shipment to the Morgan Run shops....
Something curious even then, especially in the Northwest.