When American Locomotive Co. locomotives roared west carrying passenger coaches out of Schenectady in the early 20th century, their first stop was Amsterdam. The Alco Historical and Technological ...

Schenectady was known as the city that lights and hauls the world. The General Electric Co., of course, was the lighting part. The American Locomotive Company was the hauling part. Next Sunday, ...

An Alco Big Boy, 73 years after it rolled off the production line in Schenectady, and 53 years after it was retired by the Union Pacific, is gearing up for another trip. One of 25 mammoth steam ...