CHESAPEAKE & OHIO AS-616 The location is Greenville, PA on the Bessemer & Lake Erie RR in April of 1971. The C&O #2217 is one of several six-axle Baldwin roadswitchers on short-term lease to the B&LE while the railroad waits on the delivery of new 2000 horsepower SDs from EMD.

NEW YORK CENTRAL RS12 The RS12 was introduced by BLW in 1951; total production of the 4-axle roadswitcher counted 46 units. The largest single purchaser of the model was the New York Central which rostered 17 units -- #6220 to 6236. With the NYC and Pennsylvania RR merger, the Baldwins were renumbered into a consolidated Penn Central numbering scheme. The #8067 was captured in June of 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA while still adorned with the NYC "cigar band". Photo by Ray Sabo.

NEW YORK CENTRAL LRS12 By August 1965 when this picture was taken, the number of Lima-built locomotives still operating on the NYC -- or for that matter on any railroad -- had dwindled. Constructed in 1950, the #6202 was one of only 16 1200 hp light roadswithchers produced by the Ohio-based locomotive builder. Equipped with steam generators, LRS-12s could be found in commuter as well as NYC freight service.