3rd QUARTER 2024: Diesel Era revisits Rio Grande’s SD50 fleet with an updated look at these six-axle locomotives in their post-D&RGW days on Southern Pacific and Union Pacific, plus “Rail News” is included in this edition. All this and more in the 3rd Quarter issue of Diesel Era!
EMD SW1001: Part 3
The third part in our series covering Electro-Motive’s SW1001, produced between September 1968 and June 1986.
EMD SD50: D&RGW 5501-5517
Rio Grande purchased 17 SD50s from Electro-Motive Division in 1984 to augment its need for greater horsepower.
Metro-North Railroad Debuts Third Wrapped Locomotive from Heritage Series
The Metro-North wrap pays tribute to New York Central, the predecessor railroad that operated on the Hudson and Harlem lines.
Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Donates Alco S-2 to Rochester Museum
Former South Buffalo Railway Alco S-2 72 was donated to the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum by Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad.
Freight Car Classics: Conrail Boxcars
A collection of classic Conrail boxcars inherited from six bankrupt railroads of the Northeast in 1976.
Rock Island GP40s
Information and images are currently sought in documenting Electro-Motive Division’s GP40 series