During the summer of 1983, the Cape Cod & Hyannis tourist railroad operated with borrowed Bay Colony Railroad Alco switchers, before it had locomotives of its own. Bay Colony S4 1061 with a CC&H t... (more)

On its way to work on a bright November morning, Grafton & Upton S4 1001 slowly cruises through the woods of central Massachusetts. The Alco and its crew left the railroad's enginehouse at Hopedal... (more)

Grafton & Upton S4 1001 shuffles cars at Upton, MA, on its daily trip to the north end of the 15-mile line. At the time this Alco was the G&U's regular locomotive, with a GE 44-Tonner as backup.

The resident pigeons have a great view of the action as Portland Terminal Company Alco S4 1062 works the north end of Rigby Yard in South Portland, ME. Tower PT presided over the Maine Central, Bo... (more)

CACX 102 is in the shop for some TLC. Volunteers with the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad work on sorting out some electrical issues. In addition to that the defective turbo charger had be... (more)

The Central Vermont's last active Alco switcher, S4 8081, posed outside the station at White River Junction, VT, on a fall morning.

LNAC Alco #86 waits patiently for the arrival of D10 as 285 blasts by on the main.

Open Door Policy... A view from the cab of SP S4 #1474 at the Orange Empire Railroad Museum.

During the summer of 1983, the Cape Cod & Hyannis tourist railroad operated with borrowed Bay Colony Railroad Alco switchers, before it had locomotives of its own. Bay Colony S4 1061 with the last... (more)

A Milwaukee transfer is captured westward on the KCT nearing Union Station and eventually winding it's way across the bottoms to the Kansas side and western connections.

Portland Terminal S-4 sits between assignments at South Rigby Yard.

The sun pops out on a weekend railfan trip to Council Bluff and John made hay at the UP terminal. He was in the Midwest for work assignment and had the weekend to explore, riding a Rock Island tra... (more)

Central Vermont Alco S4 8027 is framed by the concrete coaling tower in the railroad's engine terminal at White River Junction, VT.

In the mid-1960s, the Maine Central had enough local business in Rockland, ME, to station a yard switcher there in addition to the power for the local freight to Brunswick. Alco S4 314 rested in f... (more)

The Buffalo waterfront is home to this classic Alco S-4 switcher. It has worked most of its running life at this location serving an old steel mill, ConAgra, and now shuffles limestone cars aroun... (more)