Looking forlorn at the shops, this unit was later painted up and kept going. I wonder why they chose that old-style headlight in the era of sealed beams. Lots of 32 volt bulbs on hand I guess, L... (more)
In August 2007, I found Vintage Locomotives, Inc. (VILX) Alco RS3 512 sitting at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was built as Reading Railroad (RDG) 495 in 1952... (more)
April 29, 1978, Allentown PA - the unique high-short hood LV RS3 (which they acquired from corporate parent Pennsylvania Railroad), was still in her LV colors, be it with stenciled "CR" and Conrai... (more)
ALCO in Schenectady.
Great Northern (GN) RS3 no. 229 (ALCO, 1953) is seen on display at the Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) in Schenectady, NY; the city where the locomotive wa... (more)