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Alco Road Switcher 2

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Yet another central Illinois shortline... the Toledo, Peoria & Western siphoned off connecting traffic around Chicago. It was absorbed into the Santa Fe in 1983 and then spun it off again in 1989. It has been part of RailAmerica since 1999.

In the days before the EPA, the black oil smoke made Alcos visible from afar.

Here's another old Alco RS2 - GM&O this time.
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markkarvon's avatar
Marvelous shot of the vintage ALCO doing what she does best.