New England Alcos In Twilight by Scott Hartley

Description

This book tells the history of Alco and Montreal Locomotive Works diesel locomotives on New England rails, illustrated with a mix of black and white and color photos of these locomotives during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s.  Photo coverage includes Alcos working on larger railroads such as Conrail, Penn Central, New Haven, Boston & Maine, Central Vermont, Maine Central, and Amtrak.  New England’s colorful short lines, including Providence & Worcester, Lamoille Valley, Vermont Railway, and Green Mountain are seen as well.   Canadian National and Canadian Pacific MLW units also make appearances.  There is an informative caption for each photo. 72 pages, softcover.