The Alcos lasted way longer after the merger with IC than any of us local fans predicted. We figured Paducahs would roll in immediately, but the RS-1s hung around until 1975, doing everything in Montgomery except powering the big road trains.
Photos taken in the Deep South--primarily Alabama and Georgia--from the 1970s to the early 2000s. Featured railroads include the ICG, the West Point Route, SCL, Southern, Frisco, and even KCS.