Unremarked from previous owner Toledo, Peoria & Western, the Octoraro Railway’s newest roster additions switch a tank car at Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

After stopping to throw the switch at Empire Junction, LS&I 1850 does what Alco's do best as they continue their journey to the Eagle Mills yard.

Sitting in Chrome Crankshaft's facility in Alhambra, California, on May 12th, 1982, is RS-32 4005. (These are also known as DL-721s by builder Alco.) Placed in service by SP in April 1962 as Sou... (more)

MKM unit sticking it's nose out of Santa Fe's Barstow diesel shop.

Heavy Hitters

While seemingly working harder than they have all day, the ME ALCOs are accelerating from a crawl after crossing the busy, gateless route 10. They're heading for... (more)

Double-Dose of Red Alcos

With an unusually long train in tow, Monday's edition of the MO-1 has both ME 19/18 for power as the train eases Westbound along West Dewey Ave in Whar... (more)

When I began photography, the N&W, the SP, and the CP were still running Fairbanks Morse H-24-66 Trainmasters, but their territory was prohibitively beyond my range of travel. As a result, this is... (more)

Of all of the types of yard power that I have encountered over the years, the Norfolk & Western switchers at Lambert’s Point in the early 1980’s were my favorites. Taken out of road service, b... (more)

ICG RS-1 re-engined by EMD waits for an assignment at former GM & O Glenn Yard.

American Ductile #103 at Birmingham, AL || April 1985

Two of San Francisco Bay Railroad's Bio Diesel Alco S2s sit idle.

Lehigh Valley class AF-27, Alco C628, was the backbone of the LV’s latter-day road fleet. After purchasing eight of the six axle beasts new from Alco, the LV jumped on the opportunity to get ni... (more)

A railroad down the Delmarva Peninsula - from Wilmington, Delaware to Cape Charles, Virginia - was completed by Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk in 1884. This lin... (more)

A brace of D&H power comprising four Alco’s and a GE threads its way out of the East Binghamton engine terminal.

Built originally for the Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific Railway, Wimpey Minerals USA employed this Alco RS-11 for several years during the early 1990s to handle switching at the limestone quarry in Ann... (more)