History Happened Here. This photographer's favorite Alco RS-3 hauls revenue freight past the old Delaware & Hudson depot in Cambridge on a cold Upstate New York winter day. Check ou... (more)

Southern Rwy local returning to Spencer after working the Duke Power Plant at Yadkin, NC || December 1970

Bound for Eagle Bridge and a connection with both Pan Am and Canadian Pacific, Batten Kill flagship Alco #605 makes an impressive sight clearing Rexleigh Road with the week's tonnage in tow. Beaut... (more)

Southern Railway RS-3 #2132 at the C&NW shops at Hickory, NC || November 1970

Vermont Ry. RS3 No. 603, assigned to the Rutland Yard Job, is putting the final touches on southbound freight RC2 bound for North Bennington. Shortly, the train would leave, pulled by SW1500 No. ... (more)

Those guys on the end of 564 are delegation from the shop. They were going to pull that unit out of the stub track and take it somewhere, I hope to be repaired. Poor 575 appeared to have had the... (more)

This is a great old-school RS-3. Bulb headlight, footboards and friction bearings, the whole nine yards.

When this photo of EL power working the depot area was snapped, the Beatles had already performed their last official concert at Candlestick, and the first episode of The Monkees was about ... (more)

In a classic Upstate New York scene, Batten Kill 605 (which rarely operated during the time period of this photo) stopped at Daun Lane before entering the small interchange yard at Eagle Bridge. ... (more)

This attractive Alco-GE builder's plate is not in a museum and it is not on a tourist railroad. It is attached to BKRR #605, and the engine still hauls freight in Upstate New York more than sixty... (more)

Pennsy-style position light at right

BKRR RS-3 #605 (which is actually heading away in this view) trundles alongside Skellie Road on its way to the Cargill mill near Salem. Winter is one of the only times one can catch the Batten Ki... (more)

Batten Kill RS3 605 is headed to pick up a lone car from online customer Carovall and break open a few crossings before heading back to switch out the Cargill mill.

Batten Kill RS3 605 eases through the snow covered crossings in Shushan as it heads toward Eagle Bridge NY.