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SWIS S6 244
Title:  SWIS S6 244
Description:  Sidney Warehousing and Industrial Sites Inc. (SWIS) 244 with oil containment issues at Sidney, Nebraska on February 20, 1984, Kodachrome by Jim Altman, Chuck Zeiler collection. This locomotive was built in June 1956 (c/n 81726) as SP 1055, renumbered in 1965 to 1222. It was retired in January 1976 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft. In September 1977 it was sold to SWIS and in February 1990 it was sold to Sidney & Lowe Railroad. The following is from the book, Comprehensive Guide To Industrial Locomotives Third Edition: The Sioux Army Depot was established in 1942 to manufacture and store ammunition. It closed in 1967 and was redeveloped by SWIS for private use. This S6 - still painted inwhat might be described as distressed SP gray and scarlet - provided the muscle for the rail service utility.
Photo Date:  2/20/1984  Upload Date: 8/14/2014 12:55:25 PM
Location:  Sidney, NE
Author:  Jim Altman
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SWIS 244(S6)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
SLGG 244
Title:  SLGG 244
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/15/1985  Upload Date: 1/1/2011 7:40:38 AM
Location:  Sidney, NE
Author:  BILL MARTIN
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SLGG 244(S6)
Views:  533   Comments: 0
Pushing them out
Title:  Pushing them out
Description:  The Morrison Knudsen plant switcher pushes four cars loaded with NYCTA subway cars onto the main as BUOIs power waits. When the MK unit clears, the road power will couple up, then shove back to its train, waiting west of Cass St.
Photo Date:  8/24/1991  Upload Date: 2/25/2015 2:28:57 AM
Location:  Hornell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MKCX 319(S6) CR 6633(C36-7)
Views:  450   Comments: 1
Headed back to the plant
Title:  Headed back to the plant
Description:  THe MK switcher rolls past BUOIs power as it goes back into the plant, its work done.
Photo Date:  8/24/1991  Upload Date: 2/25/2015 2:31:10 AM
Location:  Hornell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6633(C36-7) MKCX 319(S6)
Views:  533   Comments: 0
BRC 420, Alco S6 at Clearing Yard
Title:  BRC 420, Alco S6 at Clearing Yard
Description:  BRC 420, Alco S6 at Clearing Yard in Bedford Park Illinois
Photo Date:  5/5/1977  Upload Date: 5/7/2022 1:04:09 PM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  unknown, from the collection of Paul Rome
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  287   Comments: 0
BRC 420
Title:  BRC 420
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/1978  Upload Date: 6/27/2015 9:03:45 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  776   Comments: 0
BRC Alco S6 #420 - Belt Rwy of Chicago
Title:  BRC Alco S6 #420 - Belt Rwy of Chicago
Description:  Nice shot of Alco S6 built in February of 1957 for the Belt Rwy of Chicago (bldr #82297). It was sold to Mineral Range Inc 420 in 2005 and sold again as CF Industries 420 in 2006. Tim Wells slide
Photo Date:  9/21/1980  Upload Date: 1/5/2018 5:55:30 AM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  435   Comments: 0
BRC 420 at Clearing Yard
Title:  BRC 420 at Clearing Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/12/1981  Upload Date: 6/15/2010 8:25:32 PM
Location:  Clearing, IL
Author:  Mark Singer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  581   Comments: 1
RMC S6 420
Title:  RMC S6 420
Description:  Railcar Maintenance Corporation S6 420 at Alliance, Nebraska on June 10, 1982, Kodachrome by Jim Altman, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 420 was built in November 1956 as SP S6 1078 (c/n 81824) renumbered in 1965 to 1245, retired in January 1976 and sold to RMC. Sometime in 1990 it became Transisco Rail Service 420.
Photo Date:  6/10/1982  Upload Date: 8/15/2012 1:57:51 PM
Location:  Alliance, NE
Author:  Jim Altman
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RMC 420(S6)
Views:  480   Comments: 0
BRC 420
Title:  BRC 420
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/3/1983  Upload Date: 2/10/2023 10:31:02 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  53   Comments: 0
BRC S6 420
Title:  BRC S6 420
Description:  BRC S6 420 showing some turbo lag at the west end of Clearing Yard in Bedford Park, Chicago, Illinois on October 4, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/4/1987  Upload Date: 12/27/2011 1:17:09 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  674   Comments: 0
BRC Alco S6 #420 - Belt Rwy of Chicago
Title:  BRC Alco S6 #420 - Belt Rwy of Chicago
Description:  Built in February of 1957, this Alco S6 switcher worked the yards for BRC until being sold to Mineral Range Inc 420 in 2005 and later resold to CF Industries 420 in 2006. No exact date, location or photographer was listed for the photo but it appears to be Bedford Park, IL, in the 1990's.
Photo Date:  6/1/1990  Upload Date: 7/2/2018 6:45:40 AM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  344   Comments: 2
The little guy at work on the BRC
Title:  The little guy at work on the BRC
Description:  BRC 420 working the industries near Central Ave
Photo Date:  4/14/1991  Upload Date: 7/30/2007 2:19:06 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  719   Comments: 1
BRC 470
Title:  BRC 470
Description:  BRC 470
Photo Date:  7/10/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2021 9:05:12 PM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRC 470(GP7) BRC 420(S6) BRC 473(GP7) BRC 600(C424) BRC 481(GP9) BRC 525(SW1200)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
BRC 480, 420, & 481
Title:  BRC 480, 420, & 481
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/1992  Upload Date: 3/31/2011 10:08:50 AM
Location:  Dolton Jct, IL
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BRC 480(GP9) BRC 420(S6) BRC 481(GP9)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
How much does a Alco S-6 weigh?
Title:  How much does a Alco S-6 weigh?
Description:  BRC #420 sits at the old scalehouse waiting for there next assignment
Photo Date:  5/20/1996  Upload Date: 6/1/2008 11:17:21 AM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  677   Comments: 1
BRC Alco S6 #420 - Belt Rwy of Chicago
Title:  BRC Alco S6 #420 - Belt Rwy of Chicago
Description:  Built by Alco in February of 1957, it was the only S6 that the Belt Rwy of Chicago purchased new. Nice color slide by George H. Menge.
Photo Date:  9/1/1996  Upload Date: 10/19/2016 2:54:55 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  332   Comments: 1
Smoke on! or smoke off?
Title:  Smoke on! or smoke off?
Description:  The little Alco working near Cicero Ave on a sunny day
Photo Date:  10/12/1996  Upload Date: 10/9/2007 11:36:47 PM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  489   Comments: 0
All in a days work for a S-6
Title:  All in a days work for a S-6
Description:  BRC 420 working the west yard industries on a fine october afternoon
Photo Date:  10/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/9/2008 3:00:41 PM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
40 years and still running in good condition
Title:  40 years and still running in good condition
Description:  BRC 420, after 40 years of dedicated service and still going strong, I hope she has a good home now.
Photo Date:  8/1/1997  Upload Date: 5/8/2007 6:08:13 PM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
BRC 532
Title:  BRC 532
Description:  BRC 532
Photo Date:  7/5/1998  Upload Date: 2/2/2019 8:09:13 PM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BRC 532(SW1500) BRC 531(SW1500) BRC 480(GP9) BRC 539(SW1500) BRC 420(S6) BRC 506(TR4A)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
BRC 532
Title:  BRC 532
Description:  BRC 532 & Co.
Photo Date:  7/5/1998  Upload Date: 2/2/2019 8:18:38 PM
Location:  Bedford Park, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Station,Track
Locomotives:  BRC 532(SW1500) BRC 531(SW1500) BRC 480(GP9) BRC 539(SW1500) BRC 420(S6) BRC 506(TR4A)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
BRC S6 420
Title:  BRC S6 420
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/1999  Upload Date: 12/9/2011 11:54:20 PM
Location:  Clearing, IL
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
CF 420
Title:  CF 420
Description:  CF Industries S6 420 still in BRC colors
Photo Date:  2/25/2006  Upload Date: 2/26/2006 7:42:54 PM
Location:  Roseport, MN
Author:  Andy Inserra
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CF 420(S6)
Views:  1342   Comments: 0
The little guy at work
Title:  The little guy at work
Description:  ALCO S-6
Photo Date:  2/18/2007  Upload Date: 2/19/2007 5:01:49 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  624   Comments: 4
Taking hopper cars to Corn Products in Argo
Title:  Taking hopper cars to Corn Products in Argo
Description:  ALCO S-6
Photo Date:  2/18/2007  Upload Date: 2/19/2007 5:02:35 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BRC 420(S6)
Views:  824   Comments: 1
OSRX 500
Title:  OSRX 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/4/1997  Upload Date: 11/20/2005 10:53:31 AM
Location:  St Thomas, ON
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  836   Comments: 1
power
Title:  power
Description:  OSR Alco S-6 500
Photo Date:  11/18/2007  Upload Date: 11/21/2007 11:28:57 PM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  James Gardiner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  464   Comments: 0
Power lineup
Title:  Power lineup
Description:  CP 1442 - OSR 183 - OSR 500 - OSR 51 - OSR 641
Photo Date:  4/17/2008  Upload Date: 4/18/2008 11:51:31 AM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  James Gardiner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 1442(MP15DC) OSRX 183(RS18) OSRX 500(S6) OSRX 51(NW2) OSRX 641(M420W)
Views:  1559   Comments: 1
OSR 500
Title:  OSR 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2008  Upload Date: 8/26/2008 2:08:30 AM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
OSRX 500
Title:  OSRX 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/15/2009  Upload Date: 3/20/2009 9:15:58 PM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  James Gardiner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  551   Comments: 1
OSRX #500
Title:  OSRX #500
Description:  An S-6 built by Alco in 1956. Serial number 81819, 900 h.p., engine 6-539. Originally built for the Southern Pacific Railway as SP #1073 and later renumbered SP #1240. It then went to Diesel Electric Services Railway in Subbury. Acquired by Vancouver Wharves in 1980 and numbered #29. Sold to OSRX in 1996 and numbered OSRX #500.
Photo Date:  9/3/2009  Upload Date: 10/14/2009 10:49:20 PM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Dave Broughton
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  374   Comments: 0
OSRX 500
Title:  OSRX 500
Description:  laying over
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 2:57:54 PM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  Doug Little
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
OSRX #500
Title:  OSRX #500
Description:  OSRX #500 sits in the Salford Yard just outside Ingersoll, ON.
Photo Date:  6/16/2010  Upload Date: 6/30/2010 9:24:11 PM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Dave Broughton
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
OSR 500
Title:  OSR 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/18/2011  Upload Date: 8/18/2011 6:07:11 PM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  Joseph Bishop
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
OSRX 500
Title:  OSRX 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/8/2011  Upload Date: 9/9/2011 10:57:12 PM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  Tyler Hoar
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
OSR 500
Title:  OSR 500
Description:  Blt. Nov. 1956 for Southern Pacific, now working on the Ontario Southland Railway. The OSR operates about 70 miles of track in southern Ontario. Seen here at the OSR shops at Salford, near Ingersoll, Ontario
Photo Date:  11/4/2011  Upload Date: 4/15/2012 1:51:32 PM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Dan Murrell
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  OSR 500(S6)
Views:  359   Comments: 0
OSRX 500
Title:  OSRX 500
Description:  Cami job power.
Photo Date:  5/1/2013  Upload Date: 5/4/2013 8:40:46 PM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6) OSRX 502(S13)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
Ontario Southland's CAMI job in downtown Ingersoll
Title:  Ontario Southland's CAMI job in downtown Ingersoll
Description:  An Alco S6 and an MLW S13 have a long train of autoracks in tow as they smoke their way through downtown Ingersoll, ON, right before sunset. The racks were just pulled from the CN interchange and more are waiting east of town, having been brought in from the CP interchange by the Woodstock Turn. OSR serves GM's CAMI plant (which builds the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain) which is currently shipping out 90 cars a day!
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 5/4/2013 1:31:24 PM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Jonathon Leese
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSR 500(S6) OSR 502(S13)
Views:  993   Comments: 2
OSR 500 leads a train of autoracks off the CN interchange towards GM's CAMI assembly plant
Title:  OSR 500 leads a train of autoracks off the CN interchange towards GM's CAMI assembly plant
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 5/7/2013 1:42:00 PM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Jonathon Leese
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSR 500(S6) OSR 502(S13)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
OSR 500 leads the CAMI Job west over Thames St with autoracks from the CN interchange
Title:  OSR 500 leads the CAMI Job west over Thames St with autoracks from the CN interchange
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 6/26/2013 11:30:50 AM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Jon Hall
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSR 500(S6) OSR 502(S13)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
OSR's CAMI Job rolls west powered by S6 number 500 and S13 number 502
Title:  OSR's CAMI Job rolls west powered by S6 number 500 and S13 number 502
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 6/26/2013 11:30:56 AM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Jon Hall
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSR 500(S6) OSR 502(S13)
Views:  561   Comments: 1
The very rare combination of an Alco S6 and an MLW S13 roll west through Ingersoll with autoracks
Title:  The very rare combination of an Alco S6 and an MLW S13 roll west through Ingersoll with autoracks
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 6/26/2013 11:31:01 AM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Jon Hall
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSR 500(S6) OSR 502(S13)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
OSR 502 & 500
Title:  OSR 502 & 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 6/26/2013 11:31:12 AM
Location:  Ingersoll, ON
Author:  Jon Hall
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSR 502(S13) OSR 500(S6)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
OSRX 500
Title:  OSRX 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/2013  Upload Date: 8/28/2014 2:16:41 PM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  James Gardiner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  231   Comments: 1
OSR 500
Title:  OSR 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/27/2015  Upload Date: 2/1/2018 12:15:57 PM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  LJ Melvin
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  OSR 500(S6)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
Deadline
Title:  Deadline
Description:  TH7B 51, OSRX 183, OSRX 184, OSRX 646, OSRX 644, OSRX 500
Photo Date:  5/7/2016  Upload Date: 10/5/2018 2:01:57 PM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  James Gardiner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  THB 51(NW2) OSRX 51(NW2) OSRX 183(RS18) OSRX 184(RS18) OSRX 646(M420W) OSRX 644(M420W) OSRX 500(S6)
Views:  671   Comments: 2
OSRX 500
Title:  OSRX 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/18/2016  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 2:17:33 PM
Location:  Salford, ON
Author:  James Gardiner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  OSRX 500(S6) OSRX 644(M420W)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
FCP 709
Title:  FCP 709
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1982  Upload Date: 7/24/2020 3:47:02 PM
Location:  Empalme, MX
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FCP 709(S6)
Views:  238   Comments: 1
FCP 710
Title:  FCP 710
Description:  FCP 710 is in the switcher line waiting on its next call.
Photo Date:  4/3/1982  Upload Date: 8/27/2013 9:26:24 PM
Location:  Empalme, MX
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  FCP 710(S6)
Views:  449   Comments: 0


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