Nevada Northern's wreck train heads south through Hiline Junction enroute back to Ely under a threatening sky. This 170mm tele-smash depicts what is clearly NN's most interesting trainset. In t... (more)

Fallen switch shack provides interesting foreground for movement of the wreck train by ALCO RS-3.

Railroad Brakeman Volunteer at the rear of ALCO RS-3 #109, Nevada Northern Railway.

An eastbound freight on the Grimsby Sub. switches the east end of Parkdale Yard. By late 1967, the green and gold paint scheme was a rare find on an RS-3.

The low sun glinting off the Nickel Plate rails underscores a trio of Pennsylvania Alco RS-3's at Silver Creek, NY. in September of 1967. The operator has come out of his shack to inspect the tra... (more)

A pair of Pennsy RS-3's shove a coal drag eastbound at Silver Creek, NY in the summer of 1967.

An nice mix of power sits in the Steamtown Yard as NKP 514 brings the observation car to the back of the Ice Harvest Train. Also pictured are Reading RS-3 467 and DL C420W 2045.

Erie 932 is the second to last RS-3 on the Erie roster. She is seen here serving in commuter service and is outbound from New York City.

Big hook on the move. A Nevada Northern work train, including a 100-ton steam wrecking crane, heads west on the Keystone Branch toward the mines district. This branch of the railway off... (more)

NB during the morning rush on the Suburban Branch but I think trains coming the other way are being told to stop!

CRI&P 486 with Inbound Morning Commuter

The ol' gal has broke down.

RS-3s sit in the sun idling over the weekend. The recent snowfall is melting making the whole New York Central yard area a mud season mess. These ALCO units were the GP9s of the early sixties on t... (more)

Nevada Northern's Alco #109 emerges from the western portal of the Lower Tunnel in Robinson Canyon with a passenger consist. The history of this particular train spans most of the working life of... (more)