Anyone know anything about South Buffalo railroads ALCO which was numbered 76 for the Bicentennial back in 1976 ? I am looking for a color picture of this loco..
Tom
Tom
here is her history:
South Buffalo 84
Alco S2
built 12/1948
b/n 76511
nee South Buffalo 84.
to South Buffalo 76 (the SB bicentennial unit) in 1975
to Republic Steel 76
to Donner Hanna Coke (Tonawanda Coke) number 4
to NYLE 76 in 1999.
From: http://gold.mylargescale.com/scottychaos/ny-alcos/
There is a great color photo of 76 in her brand-new Bicentennial paint in the book "South Buffalo Railway" by Stephan M. Koenig.
and here are two photos online:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/misc-s/sb76n.jpg
http://www.railroad.net/photos/bicenten ... a/sb76.jpg
she is currently stored in Gowanda, in bad shape:
http://www.railfan.net/railpix/submit/s ... NYLE76.jpg
bits of her Bicentennial paint are showing through..
and she still has one blue truck!
Scot
