Martin Marietta RS-11 units 5011 and 61 sit just outside of the quarry, apparently out of service
A pair of classic ALCO products, RS11 7215 and RS1 21, bask in the sunshine. Both locomotives hail from the Midwest, as the RS11 was once an Erie Mining locomotive while the RS1 was formerly a SOO... (more)
M&E 7215 slowly backs down to its train of cabooses before departing on the day's first trip. The unit is filling in for ailing RS1 21 on this day's Caboose Trains at the Whippany Railway Museum.
M&E RS11 7215 is positioned on the run-around track. This locomotive will see service on the August 14 caboose hop, departing Whippany at 1,2,3 and 4 p.m.
Grand Trunk (ex DWP) RS11 shows its' scars after an accident.
Headed to the scrapper, former Erie Mining RS11 is still on the Morristown & Erie property.
Originally built for the P.R.R. in 1957, this unit is on lease to the L.V. The 7640 is about to undergo a rebuild at the General Electric Apparatus Shop.
351 tied up for the weekend at Gore.
M&E RS11 7215 is parked on the Ridgedale Runaround Track.
I wish this engine had been saved. #2900 was the demonstrator unit for the RS-11 series (1956). It ran out its last days in Houston. Here it is at the downtown SP yard near the Amtrak station.
The sun sets on Morristown & Erie's RS11.
Morristown & Erie's RS11 (ex Erie Mining) spends the weekend at Lake Junction.
M&E RS11 7215 is at the NS/M&E interchange at Lake Junction. The unit is en route from the Bayway Refinery to the M&E's Morristown locomotive shop.
A look inside former Erie Mining's 7215 cab. Makes you want to sit down and go!
