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Lake State utilized the Detroit and Mackinac Railway's all-ALCO roster, repainting a handful of Alco RS3, and ALCO Century Series locomotives in the Lake State blue scheme. Lake State's first acquisition was in November 1995—a former Norfolk and Western Railway ALCO RS-11. Keeping with the D&M tradition of numbering engines after the month ...
[4] [46] [52] Metra reluctantly contracted with the Erman-Howell Division of the Luria Brothers Scrap Company to dispose of No. 5629. [52] [53] On July 14, the scrapping process began. [25] [53] Several railfans travelled to Burr Oak yard to witness the scrapping, but some were escorted out of the property by Metra Police officers. On July 17 ...
Three years later, #17 began to develop mechanical issues, and was replaced with #38, a 2-8-0 steam locomotive. #17 was later sold to a Rochester businessman who sold it for scrap. In 1972, the railroad acquired its first ALCO diesel locomotive #20, an ALCO RS-1. Three years after this, in 1975, #38 was stored out of service in need of major ...
The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969, initially specializing in the production of locomotives but later diversifying and fabricating at various times diesel generators, automobiles, steel, tanks, munitions, oil-production equipment, as well as heat exchangers for nuclear power plants.
Milwaukee Road 261 is a S3 class 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York in July 1944 for the Milwaukee Road (MILW). It was used for heavy mainline freight and passenger work until being retired by the MILW in 1956.
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad No. 18 is an SC-4 class 2-8-0 “Consolidation” type steam locomotive, built by ALCO’s Pittsburgh Works in 1910 for the Lake Superior and Ishpeming (LS&I) Railroad in Upper Michigan. Originally numbered 11, the locomotive was renumbered to 18 in 1924, and it served the railroad, until it discontinued ...
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In 1975, Wyandotte Terminal purchased two used American Locomotive diesel-electric switcher-type locomotives to replace Baldwin switchers nos. 102 and 104 that were out of service. One of these was an ex-Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Alco model S-2 (numbered WTR 106) and the other was an ex-Nickel Plate Railroad Alco model S-4 (numbered WTR 107 ...