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| Last updated on August 7, 2025
A Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville fan trip pauses in front of the Gloversville, N.Y., headquarters building. The fine October 1950 day made for great roster photos of S2 diesel No. 20 (Alco, 1945). Cabooses 1 and 2 and combine 21 made up the rest of the train.
Edward Theisinger photo
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I grew up on Long Island and enjoyed listening to their turbo chargers as they switched the many industries that existed in the 1950s.
Slowly but surely, Alco S series switchers are becoming my favorite locomotives