The Austin Steam Train Association's Capital City Express flies out from the flora on the Llano subdivision on its way towards the city of Austin where it will be wyed and return North to Cedar Pa... (more)

A shortage of pellets at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie ONT prompted the LS&I/Soo Line to run about 15 all rail pellet moves in the spring of 1979. These jobs operated with LS&I power and Soo ho... (more)

Ten Alco Alligators slowly pull AT&SF's unit coal train around the loading loop at York Canyon, N.M. on May 9, 1967. After loading the train, five of the RSD-15s will be placed back in the train ... (more)

Utah Railroad alligators 403 and 401 cross the Gordon Creek trestle as they head back to Martin.

The York Canyon to Fontana, Calif., unit coal train inches around the back side of the loading loop at York Canyon on August 28, 1968. The train hauled coal to the Kaiser Steel mill in Fontana unt... (more)

Alco RSD-15 and GP35 3339 are on an eastbound Speno rail grinder work train running against the current of traffic at Nelson, Arizona, March 22, 1973. This location is on the old Kingman District ... (more)

Members of IRM's diesel dept have a job briefing as we roll by to complete some switching moves. In this view you have the CE 15 (EMD SW1), GBW 2407 (ALCO RS15), BN 5383 (GE U30C), CNW 6847 (EMD ... (more)

After hearing these were not long for the world, I took a day off work and made the pilgrimage. After waiting for what seemed like forever the daily train approached at a leisurely pace and pause... (more)

Alligator No. 5162 works the Eugene hump.

A re-engined Alligator and a rebuilt GP35 sit outside the classic shop building.

Two Alligators await repairs.

Still looking good after many years, this ex-ATSF gator is loafing along on trackage operated by Squaw Creek, Yankeetown Dock and Norfolk Southern. It's a pie job.

One of the few (maybe the only) times a former LS&I Alco RSD-15 “Alligator” led a Fox River Valley train. The freight is approaching Butler Yard on the C&NW and is about to pass under Lovers L... (more)

Three Lake Superior and Ishpeming RSD-15's (ex Santa Fe) wait quietly for a crew to come on duty and fire them up for the next ore train. Ektachrome 64.

It often seemed if you took a girlfriend along with you on trips to the LS&I you could get some terrific smoke shows...maybe those guys had been riding around in the woods a little to long with no... (more)