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Alco S6 Burns Harbor, IN 06-07-03 by Bill Bedell
Now, that may not seem like a lot of photos knew that he was a harmless hobbyist pho-
by today’s standards as people can now hold tographer, they had no hesitations about in-
hundreds of pictures on their cell phones. But viting him into places like big boats, cabs of
back 30+ years ago everything was done on locomotives and railroad repair shops. Time
film. You bought the film, took the picture, and again Bill would get those once in a life-
took the film to a developer, then you waited. time shots because he was one of the few
Finally, you would have to go pick them up, who were privileged to be in the right place
all giddy and excited to know if they had even at the right time.
turned out. The diligence it took to collect Alcos were his favorite type of locomotive.
30,000 quality photos and slides speaks vol- He loved the way the smoke wafted from the
umes to the devotion Bill had towards his engine and the way it sounded as it rumbled
hobby. down the tracks. But Bill was an equal op-
Bill was one of those people that could portunity marksman: he ‘shot holes’ in what-
talk to anyone and his ability to do so was ever locomotive was around. There were
what enabled him to be invited into special special occasions, though, that Bill would
places. Once people recognized him and travel to catch a special chartered run of a
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