Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 17 has just made its first move outside the enginehouse and car shops at International Falls, Minnesota. The remote control equipped locomotive has just pulled a ba... (more)

Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 18 and 16 sit outside the enginehouse, carshops and dispatchers office at International Falls, Minnesota. The crew one man crews from the two jobs are at dinner.

Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 20 is being canibilized as a parts source for the railroads other Alco's, outside the enginehouse and car shops at International Falls, Minnesota.

Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 17 has just been moved outside by its crew and is being warmed up prior to working a yard job in International Falls, Minnesota.

Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 19 sputters along, kicking cars in the International Falls, Minnesota Boise Paper plant yard, on Friday morning, July 20,2007. The four remaining ALCO S2's work d... (more)

Ex-Weirton Steel switcher works the line on a gorgeous fall day, returing from switching some cars at the NS interchange for the Alliance line.

Crew relaxing between moves

The cut must be in the right order. No chance here to move one car ahead of another without going all the way back to the main. Soon the freight is delivered, the consignee is happy and people al... (more)

Switching in the streets with a crossing guard on duty, New York Central yard crew delivers paper in an era when local industries still had sidings.

Whitewater Valley Railroad 9339 at Laurel, picking up a couple of passengers that flagged the train down

The Brakeman for 75 North protects the front as the trip will soon come to an end for the passengers of train #2 of the day. Brother S2 #85 can be seen behind the open car as well as a newly rest... (more)

75 North crosses Oil Creek in some sweet evening light as it departs Drake Well Station, inbound for Perry St. Station to call it a day. Railroad: Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad
Locomotive: Alco S2
Location: Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: OCTL 75
Train ID: 75 North
Photo Date: October 07, 2007

75 North arrives at Drake Well Station on the NB leg of the trip. You can find a similar B/Wmore)

75 South arrives at the turn around point of the trip and will uncouple and run around the consist for the trip north. Rynd Farm is also the freight junction point between OCTL and the Western NY... (more)

OCTL 75 departs Drake Well Station SB with train #2 of the day. Quoting an excellent RP contributor, "If there are two trees and a train, there's a shot."