The Midwest Railway Preservation Society had a night shoot after their open house on May 9th. No. 123 posed with a short freight while a steel mill simmers in the background.

Rio Grande Alco RS-3 5201 basks in the late afternoon sun at Denver’s Burnham roundhouse. One of five delivered to the road in the summer of 1951, by January, 1962, the 1600-hp road switcher can... (more)

"Resting ALCO RS-3's"

On a chilly spring morning, CNJ 1554 idles next to RDG 467 in Scranton, PA as the 1554 awaits the next call to duty. While the 1554 was not required on t... (more)

The turret of the former Jersey Central Mauch Chunk (Jim Thorpe) station looms over the newly-restored 1554 on the weekend of the RS3's dedication. The 1554 played a big part in the CNJ's retrench... (more)

Rare Miles. One of the Batten Kill's two RS-3's crosses the Batten Kill just south of Rt 29 as it pulls stored spine cars down the old line from Thomson. This trackage west of the village is origi... (more)

Throughout the early 1960s, a railfan could count on finding one of Rio Grande’s five Alco RS-3’s on the Sedalia local, south out of Denver. Here on February 26, 1964 the 5202 passes South De... (more)

Rare Miles. One of the Batten Kill's two RS-3's rolls light engine past Witchcraft Body & Paint in the Village of Greenwich. This trackage west of the yard is original Greenwich & Johnsonville tra... (more)

Rio Grande liked Alco switchers and the road bought two Alco PA/B/A sets for passenger service. But freight, not so much. Five RS3s found their way onto the roster in 1951 and, unlike competing E... (more)

LV 212 idles in Bethlehem engine terminal. This tired unit came to the LV from the Penn Central in 1972 as a trade for the original 212, an even more tired RS2. The PC, which controlled the LV, us... (more)

Tucked away at the back of the East Ely Engine House are a couple of pieces of the Nevada Northern collection that haven't been out much lately. On the left is the Alco RS-3 Locomotive #10... (more)

BKRR RS-3 #4116 leads the Batten Kill's snow flanger past a bucolic scene in East Greenwich, NY. This scene is historically significant as the 4116--still lettered for the Greenwich and Johnsonvi... (more)

The Batten Kill Railroad's veteran Alco RS-3 of Delaware & Hudson origin - built in September of 1952 and wearing the scheme that the D&H applied to it for operations on the lines it works today f... (more)

The Batten Kill Railroad's veteran Alco RS-3 of Delaware & Hudson origin - built in September of 1952 and wearing the scheme that the D&H applied to it for operations on the lines it works today f... (more)