Toledo Terminal local TT yard Toledo

Built by Alco in 1941 for the South Buffalo Railway as their 73 then to Fort Howard Paper Company (now Georgia-Pacific - Green Bay Mill) as their 63-146. The museum acquired the engine in 2006 an... (more)

After receiving a bulky "dirty dirt" consist from the UP, the SF Belt fired up one of their two Alco S2 switchers to move some cars around. Here, they are shown running light on pier 96 ... (more)

Litwar Processing Plant sits along the NS Pokey near Iaeger WV. Coal Mining is a dirty business, but has fueled America since the Industrial Revolution. Its days "appear" to be numbered... (more)

Erie Lackawanna Alco S-2, 1963. A partially-repainted Alco switcher passing Todd Shipyards, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Empire Coke's S2 #9068 at Holt, AL || April 1984

At the Mid-Atlantic Materials sand pit, there's a former Western Maryland S2 in full WM paint under all of that sand.

Alco S2 #1043 working at Plainview, TX || Sept 1990

Restored NYS&W S2 206 sits proudly at the Maywood Station Museum. The museum acquired this locomotive from the United Railroad Historical Society and restored it into the original NYS&W color sche... (more)

A pair of ALCOs were working the South Buffalo yard in Buffalo

MDW 19 - 18, rest between duties at International Falls, MN. 4/11/2000

What a day makes. Yesterday I wondered why the Alco was in an easy to photograph location, this evening I found the answer.

Railroad: Relco Locomotive (RLCX)
Locomotive: Alco S2
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Locomotive #: RLCX 1063
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 20, 2015

While running around the Port of Milwaukee at 6:30am waiting for a ship to arrive for winter layup I managed to come across Nidera Grain's Alco S2 switcher parked at the end of the yard. Very rar... (more)

STE job returning from WP interchange in Stockton

MRS switch unit sitting at MRS facility St Louis