Locomotive Spotlight Index

Three or four times a year different locomotive models are featured; these photo-intensive surveys highlight products from all of the major builders, plus a few others. This index which delineates the size of the collection is intended to help railfans and modelers alike. Although some of the older profiles have been archived, they are still available upon request.

New: 1 December 2023 Joe Ferguson photo at Centralia, IL on 25 October 2012

* * * Alco (American Locomotive Company) * * *

Model Photo Essay Roster Data Sheet Notes & Links
Aussie Alcos
  • -- From C630s to Switchers July 2026
    C630
  • Part I - January 2021 and Part II - February 2021
    MRS-1
  • (Military Road Switcher) April 2020
    RSD15
  • Planned "Alligator" August 2019
    RS27 / DL640
  • Planned August 2019
    RS32 / DL721
  • January 2023

    * * * EMD (Electro-Motive Division) * * *

    E-Units
  • -- -- (In Freight Service) November 2020
    Model 40
  • -- -- February 2021
    SD7
  • - -- October 2022
    SD9
  • - -- Part I - November 2022 and Part II - December 2022
    Dual-Purpose SDP
  • Part I - June 2020 and Part II - August 2020
    SDP40F
  • -- -- February 2022
    NdeM SD40/40-2
  • -- -- October 2023

    * * * FM (Fairbanks-Morse Company) * * *

    H16-66 - - - Part I - June 2022 and Part II - December 2022
    Second-Hand Owners - - - December 2019

    * * * GE (General Electric) * * *

    U25C
  • June 2022
    45-Ton --
  • Includes Ownership Tracker
    45-Ton Off-Center Cab --
  • Off-Center Cab April 2020
    95-Ton OCC
  • -- Off-Center Cab June 2022

    * * * Ingalls Shipbuilding * * *

    4-S
  • August 2021

    * * * MLW (Montreal Locomotive Works) * * *

    FPA4
  • Planned September 2017
    FPD-6/FPD7 (DL500)
  • -- (Dual Service) August 2026

    * * * Supplemental * * *

    ATSF's Multi-Colored Bonnets
  • -- -- December 2017
    Early Export Cab Units
  • August 2022
    UPs Double Diesels
  • July 2022

    * * * NOTES * * *

     

    Source of information include, but are not limited to: Extra 2200 South Magazine, Diesel Era Magazine, Canadian Trackside Guide, LocoNotes ll, Railfan Magazine, and Trains Magazine.

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