FPE 102 and 101 working at Painesville on the railroad's last day of operation in July 1984.

Pickens 7 and 8 heading to the glass plant south of Anderson, SC.

about halfway through through the trip to Watson, SIND Alco S2m #103 with its 3 cement loads encounters one of the slight grades found along the 5 mile line.

With switching complete, SIND Alco S2m #103 and 3 cement loads departs for the short journey to Watson where the loads will be setout for pickup by CSX.

This is an unusual control stand on this S-2.....

South Buffalo 105 along with another S2 starts to pull from the Tifft Street yard.

South Buffalo 105 and 102 head south alongside Conrail's Seneca Yard.

Location is a best guess. I miss that otherworldly burbling whine of the turbo on these.

On October 25 the NY Division of the Electric Railroad's Association sponsored a farewell to the ALCO locomotives on the MTA Staten Island Railroad. The SIRR's two Alco switchers will soon be repl... (more)

The NYS&W Southern Division main is temporarily swung over to the station "house track" so 206 can be placed on display at the Maywood Station Museum. Initially a cosmetic restoration is planned ... (more)

An Old US ARMY Alco S-2 chokes up some smoke as she switches tracks at Clifton, Staten Island. Unit 821 will be retired later this year. She arrived on the Staten Island scene in 1985.

Welcome to the John Street Roundhouse. Once used to house Canadian Pacific Railway engines, today it sits as a partial brewery for Steamwhistle and eventual railway museum. The bitter sweet lost i... (more)