My favorite Alco
Ole GB&W 309 working eastword to Lafayette, Ind to pick up cars from the NS, Also got a cab ride on her that day, a year latter she would hit a broken rail and flip over into the ditch line and roll onto her cab roof, after that she was history
Date:
8/14/1997
Location:
Lafayette, IN
Views:
3505
Collection Of:
Steven Kakoczki
Locomotives:
KBSR 309(RS11)
Author:
Steven Kakoczki
Picture Categories: Action
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BRC ALCOS
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User Comments
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Type
Comments
Date
T. Man
General
That sure was a good engine, my grandpa ran that engine well over a 1000 times on the GBW. It was his favorite unit.
5/9/2007 9:18:44 AM
Steven Kakoczki
General
It was mine too...to photograph...nicest RS-11 ever!
5/10/2007 12:03:13 AM
Austin Sasse
General
Was the GP16 lettered PERX or KJRY.................the numbers are 1606 and 1616
8/10/2007 11:30:04 AM
Steven Kakoczki
General
The GP-16 was lettered Prex, oh this photo was rejected by Railpics.net
8/11/2007 1:51:13 AM
Virgil Fitzpatrick
General
When does Railpics EVER know a good picture when they see it.
12/14/2007 5:29:04 PM
Tony Held
General
This shot is excellent! Railpics is a stuck-up elitest group, while this site rules. Again, good shot. Viva Alcos!
2/5/2008 10:28:56 PM
Atlanta Rails
General
grassy shortline tracks and alcos, doesnt get any better! Sucks that RP rejected, it its a great photo, i think mabye cloning out the dust spots in the sky would get it accepted.
4/5/2008 4:42:00 PM
Jim Bruce
General
Great Shot and YES You guys ARE Right Railpictures.net are Bastard Photo Nazis and they would'nt know a Good shot if it bit em' on the @ss !
4/19/2008 12:47:26 PM
Alex Vaughn
General
Nice shot.
7/21/2008 6:55:46 PM
Jim Gavin
General
Great shot!!
11/19/2008 9:04:54 AM
William H. Davis Jr.
General
Excellent shot
10/7/2009 5:32:17 PM
Charlie Wood
General
What a sad, terrible fate. Great shot though! You documented her well!
6/17/2010 8:53:10 PM
willis ford
General
Hey guys love the photos on here even if they are bad photos, because they are pictures of places and things we may never see ourselves. Also keep the great old pics and the abandon rail pics to keep history alive.
2/12/2011 7:34:05 PM
Fred Stuckmann
General
Great shot Steven, I don't worry about that other site. I was never white collar. This site suits me just fine, lot's of great shots and people. Thanks to all.
7/8/2011 10:41:23 PM
George Sillett
General
Very Nice! now I know never to get an account with railpics. rrpicturearchives rocks!!!
8/14/2011 11:54:45 AM
Dave Curtis
General
Great photo, great locomotive! Sorry to hear about its demise. :(
9/25/2011 8:29:03 PM
John Danielson
General
Wonderful shot!
10/1/2011 11:27:07 PM
Fred Stuckmann
General
Homepage, still cool too.
4/5/2012 4:27:21 PM
Jim Dodds
General
Classic power on an old branch line. Really feel the nostalgia on this one. Love it! Seen on the homepage!
8/3/2014 9:10:06 PM
Mike Maskel
General
NICE SHOT AND CATCH
8/6/2014 10:16:13 PM
Will Dow
General
WOW!
3/27/2015 8:39:42 PM
Aaron Willard
General
She is still generating good comments. Thanks.
12/23/2015 5:57:59 PM
Dan L
General
Great composition!
12/21/2016 7:45:57 PM
Scott Crotwell
General
Terrific action shot!
10/10/2021 7:37:02 PM
Rev. Jonathan Spurlock
General
Just saw this one this evening on the homepage and I agree with every comment. To add to what Willis Ford said, even a bad picture of something is better than no picture at all.
2/5/2024 8:19:02 PM
Matthew Zisi
General
I think it's a great shot, and the story makes it even better! Homepage 6/28/24!
6/28/2024 6:38:02 AM
Tom Beckett
General
Great shot of a now long gone diesel-that was already on borrowed time when the photo was taken. To echo what others have said, I don't get Railpictures. A friend posts on there from time to time, he's had some shots rejected that were perfectly fine. Don't understand their reasoning. They must be AFU'd if the likes of George Sillett won't post there. RRPA proves something I've suspected for a long time, that there is an awesome collection of rail photography out there that would not see the light of day, but for a site like this. There aren't enough slide shows in the world to cover everything on here. And yes, a sahot you thought was so-so, or maybe not all that hot at the time, can look like gold with 30 years distance. Home page 07-06-2024. Nicely done.
7/6/2024 5:27:36 AM
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