CNW painted a few units in the C628 fleet during the winter of 1981/82. Some of them were definitely in need of new paint and it made for some good photos until the rigors of ore service and the h... (more)

Bought by the CNW only a few days earlier, a pair of Ex N&W C628's, as yet not re-lettered or renumbered lead a train at Rice Lake. Power on this train consisted of N&W 1119, 1106 and CNW 936, one... (more)

Delaware & Hudson's nearly new Alco C628s looking great at Wilkes-Barre. At the time, D&H was still 100% Alco.

One of the former Monon C628's catches the last rays of afternoon sun.

In Stanley Yard Toledo PC 6306 has done what her tri-mount trucks were known for, picking of switches on uneven trackage. En route to get their train this all Alco engine consist has tied up the... (more)

CNW 6730,6715,6707 rumble away from a lunch break at Little Lake with 115 loads. Some jointed rail still remained on the ore line at the time, but it was soon replaced with ribbon rail which smoot... (more)

Three fairly clean CNW C628's pass the Rock station with 109 loads on the last day of September 1979. The 6723, 6716, 6720 have everything under control as they head for Escanaba. The busted knuck... (more)

While the Groveland Mine north of Iron Mountain was operating the CNW ran a daily train from Escanaba to interchange with the Milwaukee Road at Iron Mountain. This job, the Antoine Turn normally h... (more)

A northbound D&H manifest was punching out of the early morning fog as it dropped downgrade past SW Cabin at Ninevah, NY on Sept. 15, 1976 with three C628s.

A southbound D&H manifest was nearing the summit of Richmondville Hill, near Richmondville, NY on Sept. 12, 1976 with three C628s.

Being a self professed Alco lover, I always dreamed of seeing a lash-up of big six-axle units in action. Being from Virginia didn't help. There were random sightings on SCL and N&W, and occasion... (more)

A northbound D&H freight was waiting to leave Bevier Street Yard in Binghamton, NY on April 9, 1976 with C628 No. 609 and SD45 No. 802. Conrail was in its infancy and the former EL SD45 had just ... (more)

A pair of big Alcos frame a sister at the "new" engine facility in Escanaba as the Alco era in the UP winds down.

Three Lehigh Valley Alco C628's, (636 and 632 in "Snowbird" attire) lead an eastbound departing Coxton Yard at Pittston Junction in the late summer under threatening skies. This Allentown bound tr... (more)

D&H 606 leads two other Alco C-628's north/eastbound below Starucca viaduct at Lanesboro, Pa . The train, out of Hudson Yard, Wilkes-Barre, PA., has just completed a demanding down hill run from A... (more)