Delaware-Lackawanna ALCO S6 works the Depew, Lancaster & Western RR in Batavia, NY

This well-seasoned ALCO S6 originally built for the South Buffalo Railroad now sports a flashy ALCO demonstrator inspired paint scheme as it works for Genesee Valley Transportation's Depew, Lancaster & Western Railroad in Batavia, NY. The switcher features a 900 horsepower inline six cylinder ALCO model 251 prime mover with a turbocharger. Coupled to General Electric main generator, electrical switch gear and traction motors, this "little" switcher is by no means little in its abilities. The locomotive starts it's train on the DLWR's Batavia Hill as it rounds the bend leaving it's original NYC Peanut alignment to switch around to the NYC main (as relocated in 1955) to drop off cars for interchange on track five in CSX's Batavia Yard. It is one day after Hurricane Irene and luckily Western New York is okay for the most part. CSX was running no trains at this time as the eastern end of the former NYC mainline was very much under water.

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[Lutherkb]

@DH7409

That RS-18 has never been to the D-L. It has worked for GVT on both the DLWR and the Falls Road Railroad. It is a DLWR locomotive (DLWR 1801, originally CN) and yes, it is a runner. It is actually used in tandem with the 1044 at the paper company due to the fact that there is no runaround in that area (nearest RARs are in the CSX yard or back towards Lowertown Batavia but neither is ideal. GVT has owned that engine for a good number of years.

[DH7409]

What's up with the RS18 #1801 @ 0:52? That's not on the DL roster, is it?



[Lutherkb]

@teddymv Yea i began to wonder if it'd ever end. LOL.

[teddymv]

Lol I forgot how long that curve is, christ.

[Lutherkb]

@jdhogg1969 Mhm. I want that railroad...

[jdhogg1969]

Nice...I remember dem days....