SB 100 looks as if it's all ready for the paint-shop, with replacement parts, new glass and primed repairs. It looks a lot better than the ones sitting in North Collins.
Old number 82 has definitely seen better days. The South Buffalo Railway served the Buffalo area steel and coke industries for many years. The railroad still operates, and is owned by Bethlehem St... (more)
Former South Buffalo #'s 88, 98, 90, 82, 94, and 97 await an uncertain future. These locomotives can be seen in action in Stephan Koenig's excellent book, "Trackside Around Buffalo, 1953-1976."
By 1992, J&L's North Mill blast furnace has been demolished...one of the former in-plant switchers sat quietly awaiting the torch. Note the chalk-applied name "Iron Buggy" on the cab near the num... (more)
Alco switcher!
Remote control mine critter loading hoppers at Mapco's Martiki Mine on NS's Wolf Creek Branch in Martin County, Ky.
Alco mine critter used at the Kilowatt Prep Plant on the Coal Run Sub. The unit has been stored since an explosion closed Kilowatt in 1995.
A remote controlled Alco pulls hoppers under the loadout at the Scotts Branch Mine on the CSX's Coal Run Subdivision.
Colorful Alco mine critter in use at the Clark Elkhorn Mining Company's Sloans Branch loadout on the Levisa Branch off the Big Sandy Sub at Nelse (Millard), KY.
