Streamliners at Spencer.

Lots of classic colors were at the Streamliners at Spencer event.

Shovel Noses - 1: The Streamliners event featured a rare opportunity to see the NCTM's superb ACL E-unit o... (more)

In June 1984, Golden Arrow Lines operated excursions on the Central Wisconsin Railroad Company route between Waukesha and Whitewater, Wisconsin. Powering the westbound train at Waukesha is Atlanti... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line E3A #501 and Burlington E5A #9911A pose side by side during one of the night photo shoots at Streamliners.

Class of 1939: Spencer's two oldest Streamliners sit side-by-side during the day's festivities. Despite their mutual age of 75 years, they look great.

Atlantic Coast Line E3 No. 501 takes a spin on the former Southern Railway turntable at the roundhouse in Spencer, N.C. The sprawling shop complex is now the North Carolina Transportation Museum a... (more)

I imagine all these old beasts telling stories late into the night, chuckling at all the fools running around taking their pictures and generally feeling good that they have cheated the grim reape... (more)

The classic nose profiles of early E units on display at the Streamliners at Spencer event.

Backstage Before the Show - Five cab units sit patiently, their backs to the stage, and wait for their turn in the spotlight the following day. The five units represent three different locomotive ... (more)

Coupling onto Atlantic Coast Line E3(A) No. 501, former Duke Power GE 25-ton switcher No. 5951 prepares to spot this rare ACL gem outside of the Bob Julian Roundhouse for an upcoming night photo s... (more)

The four engines are lined up for the test-shoot before the Streamliners event at the end of May. ACL 501 has actually been pulled out of the roundhouse for the event, representing one of the two ... (more)

A Golden Arrow Lines excursion on the Central Wisconsin Railroad Company route between Waukesha and North Prairie is rumbling through Genesee Depot, Wisconsin, on August 4, 1984. Next to the track... (more)

For the first time in years the ACL 501 is moving under its own power. Doug Nixon carefully watches the flanges as the engine eases off the turntable. For more pictures please visit my flickr http... (more)