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The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500–1,600 horsepower (1,100–1,200 kW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1946 to 1950. ALCO introduced the model after World War II as an improvement on the ALCO RS-1. [2] Between 1946 and 1950, 377 examples of the RS-2 were built, primarily for American and Canadian ...
Model Build date Total produced Wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image 60-ton: 1924–1928: 26: B-B: Ingersoll-Rand 10 in × 12 in (254 mm × 305 mm): 300 hp (220 kW) 100-ton
Three swapped trucks with RS-2s in 1955. Four others rebuilt by Alco to "RSC-2m" in 1965 ALCO RS-2. 15-ARS. 4. 1949 1967-72 Three swapped trucks with RSC-2s in 1955
The ALCO RSC-2 was a diesel-electric locomotive that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. 91 locomotives were produced — Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-2 , though the wheel arrangement lowered the axle load for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines .
Two original Alco RS-2's that were delivered to the Nevada Northern Railway are still in operation. [citation needed] ALCO-Cooke 2-8-0 #18, built in 1920, survives in passenger service on the Arcade & Attica Railroad in Arcade, New York. It returned to service in May 2009 after a six-year overhaul to bring it into compliance with the FRA's new ...
Most of these locomotives were purchased or leased from the SP&S's parent roads Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway.The 4-8-4 Northerns and 4-6-6-4 Challengers were purchased new.
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The ALCO RS-1 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. ALCO subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works built an additional three RS-1s in 1954. This model has the distinction of having the longest production run of any diesel locomotive for the North American ...