Built for the National de Mexico railway, Alco C424 #B906, along six sister units, was delivered instead to the Wabash, which was short on power. A road crew and a couple of hostlers, with whom I ... (more)

The “launch pad” located behind Erie Lackawanna’s Diesel Shop in Marion, Ohio served as an interesting backdrop for roster-type shots, and permission to photograph was easy to obtain. EL C... (more)

Two of the Reading's ten Alco Century 424s lead a Philadelphia-bound piggyback train through Abrams Yard outside Norristown, PA.

A WNYP job heads west out of Olean toward Meadville, PA behind a pair of C424s. The lead unit wears a fairly fresh coat of black and yellow paint. 435 was built as CP 4228 and worked for QGRY, M&E... (more)

On a cold Sunday M&E C424 18 is parked in front of the Morristown engine house. The locomotive has a block heater keeping the 251 prime mover warm during the cold weather.

The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway daily train comes into the Akron Station after waiting for the 765 extra train to clear platform space.

Locomotives:
CVSR 4241 C424

GBW 320 has finished swapping cars with the carferry in Kewaunee and is on the return trip to Green Bay as it hustles thru Luxemburg, WI in October of 1988. Luxemburg is the current end of the lin... (more)

Two Green Bay and Western Ionic Century 424's are hauling freight westward to the CB&Q connection at Winona. These Centuries were closely watched up until the CN bought out the GB&W in the nineti... (more)

M&E C424 18 has just arrived in Morristown with four private rail cars. Soon M&E SW1500 20 will switch the passenger cars onto a pair of yard tracks.

As the night falls apon the children on the CVSR Polar Express, CVSR 4241, in charge of the southbound Polar Express Special, stops in Peninsula, OH, ooops, I mean the North Pole to let Santa on t... (more)

"Exchanging at PC"

GBW 312, the Homer McGee, smokes it up as only an Alco can, as it brings a Boat Train from Kewaunee thru Ryans Corner in October of 1986. I sure miss this railroad.

Two venerable Alcos lead the LAL train over Pole Bridge Road and head south just moments before a torrential summer rain begins.

Locomotives:
LAL 428 C425
LAL 420 C420

A pair of LA&L Alcos lead their train south towards Avon.

Locomotives:
LAL 428 C425
LAL 420 C420

A pair of LA&L Alcos put out some smoke as they work the yard in Avon.

Locomotives:
LAL 428 C425
LAL 420 C420