Southern RS3 2023 shoves two covered hoppers near Kings Mountain, NC in May 1969.

Southern Rwy 148 in Greensboro.

Southern 2133 leading a train at Barber Jct, August 1970.

ETWNC 209 doing some switching in Elizabethton, November 1978.

The condition of the switchman's shack at Hiline Junction pretty much reflects the state of the Nevada Northern Railway from here on north for nearly 130 miles. Abandoned in the early 1980s when ... (more)

While July is not the recommended time to vacation in Arizona the rates were good so the then wife and I went.I wandered one Sunday morning into Superior knowing somewhere there was some Alco's.... (more)

Reading RS-3 467 at Steamtown

The first NJ&NY commuter train of the evening stopped at Fairmount Ave. in wet snow. This was the station that I could walk to from our house about seven blocks away. My father walked to Fairmount... (more)

The local freight crew does some switching at Fairmount Ave. on the NJ&NY. RS-3 932 pulls caboose 04934.

A Nevada Northern ore train approaches the lower tunnel in Robinson Canyon during a snow shower. While most of the Nevada Northern Railway runs through a wide, flat valley, this 9-mile stretch r... (more)

Former Kennecot Nevada Mines Alco RS3 was built in 1950 to serve originally at the Ray Mines in Arizona and was transferred to Nevada in 1970. She hauled ore from the mines above Ruth to McGill ... (more)

Alco RS-3 #109 pulls a mixed freight through Ely, Nevada

Flying the white flags of an extra Nevada Northern RS3 109 leads a work train past the shop buildings of the Nevada Northern Railway on a beautiful but cold Sunday.

NY&GL RS3 935 remains on display at Port Jervis.

DL 4068, resplendent in fresh paint, sits with two sister RS-3's in Scranton. This locomotive was recently restored and placed back into service. A prime mover sits nearby. Where else can you find... (more)