It is early summer 1964, and K.C. Henkels captured RS-2 #302 at Green Bay.

GBW 302 was one of four RS-2s on the loco roster.

Despite the railroad's reputation for keeping their equipment virtually spotless in the 1960s, it looks like it's been a while since this unit was washed down.  Besides the soot on the roof line, check out the mud caked on the pilot and trucks.  Compare it to this photo of a very clean and shiny #302.

There are a couple of interesting details in this photo:  The classification lamps on the end of the long hood were from a steam locomotive; and the all-weather window was of an old design which would soon be replaced on this loco (and all others) by one with much more steel an a lot less glass. One of the unique spotting features of Alco RS-2s (compared to the vary similar RS-3s) was the open space under the frame between the trucks.  This photo shows the engine as it was delivered; in a few years all of the RS-2s had "belly packs" added - salvaged fuel tank, air reservoirs and batteries from the GBW's retired FA-1 fleet.

In the background is GBW #309, the railroad's only RS-11 sits behind the #302.  Later this year the engine would be rebuilt with a new 2000 horsepower engine and a low short hood.