Western Maryland Alco FAs No. 302 and 303 formed a two unit helper set that had assisted a steam-powered passenger special from Baltimore over WM's Jacks Mountain grade east of Hagerstown. The 30... (more)
Alco FA 139, rebuilt by EMD and riding on EMD trucks, brings Rock Island's westward train into North Topeka, Ks. on U.P. trackage rights May 23, 1965. GP-7s and a F7B help, and the train will so... (more)
The perfect Christmas present..less than 200ft from my home in Barton, these appeared two days ago, and the sun finally shone on them today!
As far west as an engine has been on this old line in ... (more)
A southbound manifest enters the BN's Klamath Falls yards. The train had been stopped waiting for clearance. Knowing how Alco's smoked when first notched up, we waited and were not disappointed