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ALCO NOTES
featuring 
Alco Locomotives of New York State 
by John C. Mech

American Locomotive Company [ALCO] has a long and storied history as a locomotive builder in New York State at Schenectady, NY.  The company's locomotives are still hard at work in many locations across New York State, the country and the world.  Thirty, forty and even fifty year-old Alco locomotives continue to work many railroads in New York, Pennsylvania and beyond.  The ALL color publication ALCO NOTES is produced by John Mech of Albany, NY and does a tremendous job in documenting the company's locomotives.  Produced six times per year, the November issue features a wealth of Alco information on several NY operations; Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad in Olean NY [feature includes full roster of equipment], historical views of the Allied Chemical industrial railroad that operated within eyesight of the NYS Fairgrounds [continued next issue] and a major feature on the 2000 horsepower Alco Century 420 locomotives that operated in both freight and passenger service on the Long Island Railroad in the New York City metropolitan area.  The publication is produced electronically [PDF format] and delivered by email for $15/year [6 issues] or $35/year printed via US Mail.  Note that subscriptions run January - November.

Contact John Mech at jmech2@juno.com

Order ALCO NOTES from John C. Mech, 424 Sand Creek Road, Apt 301, Albany, NY 12205.