Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic RS-1 no. 101 backs out of the Lake Superior Transportation Museum train shed and will load passengers for a fall color excursion up the North Shore past Knife River,... (more)
DSSA 101 leads its fall color excursion train across the Knife River near its mouth into Lake Superior. The bridge is typical of the heavy duty construction of Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range bridges... (more)
A rainy day greets a special fall color run on the North Shore Scenic RR. out of the Lake Superior Transportation Museum in Duluth. DSSA 101, an Alco RS-1, has the perfect color scheme for leading... (more)
While I was in college, I made frequent trips to visit my cousins in Maryland. If I couldn’t secure the use of one of my parents’ cars, I would take the rails, and I would make a day of the jo... (more)
Vermont Rail System found themselves power short once again in December 2021, and the last line of defense is Green Mountain 405 was called upon to handle the Bellows Falls area local duties. Here... (more)
A full month after being pulled out of winter hibernation, the Green Mountain Railroad Alco RS-1 is still going strong in weekly freight duties for Vermont Rail System. The Alco was reactivated f... (more)
The Christmas Miracle? Vermont Rail System has found itself short of motive power this winter and gone to the bullpen to bring in the veteran reliever, Alco RS-1 405, normally reserved for excurs... (more)
Owing to an overall shortage of motive power, Vermont Rail System has brought veteran Alco RS-1 405 out of winter hibernation to perform switching duties at Bellows Falls, Vermont. The sound was ... (more)
DSS&A RS-1 No. 101 compliments the fall colors as they cross over the Sucker River heading up to the siding at Palmers in a few hundred yards before running around the train and heading back towar... (more)
A good looking RS-1 in some fall color along Lake Superior's north shore crossing over the French River just outside of Duluth, MN.
DSS&A RS-1 #101 shows the effect of throttle being applied as it's train climbs up the grade out of downtown Duluth, MN with a private charter in tow.
Danbury Railway Museum's Railyard Local with New Haven RS-1 0673.
With light rain falling, DSS&A RS-1 No. 101 passes underneath the Fitger's Brewery heading back to the depot at Duluth, MN.