Maine Central Alco S4 314 works the roads yard in the early morning on a fine summer day in 1978. Oh how I enjoyed the sound of that turbo 539 engine working the yard

EL Alco RS3 1021 rests in the Altoona dead line in the spring of 1977 along with many other Alco RS3s , RS2s, Baldwins and GP7s. The Baldwin in the shot was PC S12 8279.

FCP Alco RSD12 507 and S6 708 set in the dead line at the roads shops in Empalme. The 507 was undergoing a full rebuild at the time along with 2 of its sisters. There were also 2 Alco RSD5s bein... (more)

This C&O Alco S2 # 9168 was Kept at The EMD plant In La Grange for one reason it was the one thing they has at the time that they knew Exactly what its weight was. so it was used as a scale test ... (more)

A Canadian pacific MLW RS18 # 8751 rest with many other MLW units at the roads St Luc Yard Shops In Montreal in the summer of 1983 Photo taken with permission

CNW Alco C628 # 6702 leads a set of its sister units out on line near Escanaba in the Fall of 1981. this was alco country with CNW and the LS&I using them on there Ore trains

a Rock Island Alco C415 # 419 works the roads yard at Blue Island in August 1978 these units were common in the Chicago area. and were used a lot on transfer runs

A long gone scene Via rails MLW FPA$ 6781 leads a set being serviced for its next trip in the summer of 1981. Everything here is gone the coaling tower the units and the yard its self Photo ta... (more)

Sonora Baja California EMD F7A 2101 gets looked after at the pit in Benjamin Hill Sonora in April 1979

British Columbia Railway MLW RS18 623 in very fresh paint rests at the roads shop In North Vancouver in the summer of 1980 Photo taken with permission

Grand Canyon Railway 2-8-0 18 leads 2-8-2 4960 in the late afternoon on a fine summer day in 1998

Rock Island EMD E9A 662 leads a 4 unit set of E and F units for a freight train. The new RTA F40s freed up some of these units from there Commuter train roles making for a strange looking set of... (more)

GB&W Alco RS11 309 rests by the sand tower at the roads Norwood yard In Green Bay in October 1981. At some point this unit was chopnosed by the road or perhaps someone else. Photo taken with pe... (more)

A Grand trunk western Alco RS1 1951 works the roads yard in Mattle Creek MI in august 1979. this was the Last RS1 Alco Built and i believe it is Preserved at the Union Illinois railway Muesum.... (more)

BCR MLW M420B RCL687 is part of a consist with MLW M630 705 and MLW M630W 724 being serviced for a northbound run in October 1984 at the North Vancouver yard photo taken with permission