Greenwich & Johnsonville
Orange with a black underframe and trucks.
Batten Kill
Hans Kuring captured freshly repainted ALCO RS3 No. 4116 at Delaware & Hudson’s Colonie Shops in Watervliet, New York, on 2 September 1973. Built by ALCO in September 1952 for the Delaware & Hudson, the locomotive had just received its striking Greenwich & Johnsonville orange-and-black livery and would later continue its career on the Batten Kill Railroad. © Houghton’s RailImages
Fresh from the paint shop, Greenwich & Johnsonville ALCO RS3 No. 4116 poses at Greenwich Junction, New York, on 8 October 1973. Built by ALCO in September 1952 as Delaware & Hudson No. 4116, the locomotive had recently received its striking orange-and-black G&J livery, which would become one of the most recognisable short line paint schemes in the Northeast. Photo by George W. Turnbull. © Richard Gassett
Greenwich & Johnsonville ALCO RS3 No. 4116 (ex-Delaware & Hudson) switches the paper mill at Thomson, New York, on 25 July 1974. A string of Delaware & Hudson boxcars trails behind the brightly painted locomotive as it works one of the short line’s principal customers. © Bryan Saul
Greenwich & Johnsonville ALCO RS3 No. 4116 stands at Whitehall, New York, on 17 May 1977. Built by ALCO in September 1952 as Delaware & Hudson No. 4116, the veteran road-switcher wears the short line’s distinctive orange-and-black livery while working alongside its former parent railroad. © Richard W. Jahn
Greenwich & Johnsonville ALCO RS3 No. 4116 stands at Whitehall, New York, on 17 May 1977. Built by ALCO in September 1952 as Delaware & Hudson No. 4116, the veteran road-switcher wears the short line’s distinctive orange-and-black livery while working alongside its former parent railroad. © Richard W. Jahn
Greenwich & Johnsonville ALCO RS3 No. 4116 heads south at Salem Junction, New York, in late spring 1977 while substituting for a Delaware & Hudson Baldwin Shark on the Whitehall–Slatepicker turn. After working the D&H branch, the train would continue onto the G&J’s own line, creating an unusual operating scene. © Jeremy Plant
Greenwich & Johnsonville Railroad ALCO RS3 No. 4116 (ex-Delaware & Hudson No. 4116) heads back towards Greenwich, New York, after switching the Georgia Pacific paper mill at Thomson on 28 July 1977. The locomotive had been repainted into the short line’s distinctive orange-and-black livery following the G&J’s separation from the D&H the previous year. © Bob Graham
Greenwich & Johnsonville ALCO RS3 No. 4116 is paired with Delaware & Hudson No. 5006 as yard power at Mechanicville, New York, on 28 November 1981. Built by ALCO in September 1952 as D&H No. 4116, the veteran road-switcher wears the distinctive orange-and-black Greenwich & Johnsonville livery that it still carries today under Batten Kill Railroad ownership. © Mike Stellpflug
ALCO RS3 No. 4116 stands at Eagle Bridge, New York, on 27 August 1982. Still carrying its former Greenwich & Johnsonville red livery, the locomotive has been patched for its new owner, the Batten Kill Railroad. Built by ALCO in September 1952 as Delaware & Hudson No. 4116, it retained its original number throughout its career. © Roger Durfee
Batten Kill Railroad ALCO RS3 No. 4116 meets a Delaware & Hudson local powered by RS11 No. 5001 at Eagle Bridge, New York, during the spring of 1983. Built by ALCO in September 1952 as Delaware & Hudson No. 4116, the veteran road-switcher still wears its distinctive Greenwich & Johnsonville livery following the formation of the Batten Kill Railroad. © Gordon Smith
Batten Kill Railroad ALCO RS3 No. 4116 rests at Eagle Bridge, New York, on 16 May 1984. Built by ALCO in September 1952 as Delaware & Hudson No. 4116, the locomotive later served the Greenwich & Johnsonville before continuing its career on the Batten Kill, still wearing the distinctive red livery introduced during its G&J days. © Diesel Dave
| Class | No. | Notes | Photographs |
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| RS-3 | 4116 | Ex Delaware & Hudson 4116 | RRPA |
Lamoille Valley
| Class | No. | Built | Serial | Liveries | Notes | Photographs | Modelling |
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| RS-3 | 7801 | Mar 1952 | 79665 | | Delaware & Hudson | RR Picture Archives | |
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Maine Central
The road’s first road switchers.
Maine Central ALCO RS-3s #556 and #557 at Bangor, Maine, on 11 June 1968, flanked by pulpwood cars. © Richard Wallin Collection
Maine Central ALCO RS-2 #553 at Bangor, Maine, captured on 7 February 1970. © Roger Puta
Maine Central RS-2 #554 and companion hard at work in Venzie, ME, June 1973. © K. Landess / TMB Collection
Maine Central ALCO RS-3 #556 photographed in Calais, Maine, in 1973. © Preston Cook
A westbound Maine Central freight (VB-2), led by ALCO RS-3 #556 and an ALCO RS-2, holds the main line to meet its eastbound counterpart (BV-1), powered by EMD GP7 #579 and a companion and photographed at Orono, Maine, on 5 May 1974. © George Pitarys
Maine Central ALCO RS2 #554 sits alongside sister locomotive #553 in Waterville, Maine, July 1976. © Richard Tokarcik
| Class | No. | Built | Serial | Liveries | Notes | Photographs | Modelling |
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| RS-2 | Scrapped in 1978 after a fire. | Feb 1949 | 76634 | Maroon with triple yellow stripes. | Turned in on loco 251-262 | | |
| RS-2 | 552 | Feb 1949 | 76635 | | Turned in on loco 251-262 | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-2 | 553 | Feb 1949 | 76636 | Green with triple yellow stripes until at least Feb 1967. Simplified “Switcher Green” by Sep 1971. | Sold to Providence & Worcester Dec 1977 | RR Picture Archives | Jan 2021 Atlas Green & Gold – Standard 40 005 028, DCC 40 005 040. |
| RS-2 | 554 | Feb 1949 | 76637 | Switcher Green by March 1968. Green, large number and yellow cab by Aug 1972. | Scrapped 1978 after a fire. | RR Picture Archives | Jan 2021 Atlas Green & Gold – Standard 40 005 029, DCC 40 005 041. |
| RS-2 | 555 | Feb 1949 | 76638 | Switcher Green May 1966. | Traded with EMD Dec 1966 for GP38. | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 556 | Dec 1953 | 80566 | Delivered in Green & Yellow Stripes, retained until withdrawal. | Scrapped Sep 1975 | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 557 | Dec 1953 | 80567 | Delivered in Green & Yellow Stripes, retained until at least Mar 1970. Switcher green by Feb 1972. | Sold to Wolfeboro Railroad Dec 1975. Now preserved at the Railroad Museum of New England. | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 466 | | 78264 | | Ex Rock Island Railroad in 1966. | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 469 | 1950 | 78291 | Rock Island Red | Ex Rock Island Railroad in 1966. Turned in on loco 263 | RR Picture Archives | |
Rutland
| Class | No. | Built | Serial | Liveries | Notes | Photographs | Modelling |
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| RS-3 | 201 | | 78594 | | | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 202 | | 78880 | | | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 203 | | 78881 | | | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 204 | | 78882 | | | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 205 | | 80155 | | | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 206 | | | | | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 207 | | 80157 | | | RR Picture Archives | |
| RS-3 | 208 | | 80158 | | | s | |
| RS-2 | 401 | Mar 1951 | 79350 | | | RR Picture Archives | |
Modelling
Life-Like 75121 Boston & Maine 1501, Life-Like 75122 Boston & Maine 1504 could be rebranded as Maine Central 551?
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