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The 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) FA-2/FB-2 (along with the FPA-2/FPB-2 variants) was built between October 1950 and June 1956. Finally, the 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) FPA-4/FPB-4 , powered by the 251 V-12 engine, was built between October 1958 and May 1959 by ALCO's Canadian subsidiary, Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW).
Model Specification Build date Total produced Wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image ALCO 300 — 1931–1938: 11: B-B: M&S 6-330: 300 hp (220 kW) ALCO 600
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.
Three body styles of diesel locomotive: cab unit (front), hood unit, and flat-nose (rear).These locomotives are operated by Pacific National in Australia.. In North American railroad terminology, a cab unit is a railroad locomotive with its own cab and controls.
The ALCO PA was a family of A1A-A1A diesel locomotives built to haul passenger trains. The locomotives were built in Schenectady, New York , in the United States , by a partnership of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and General Electric (GE) between June, 1946 and December, 1953.
A 29-passenger TC-29 joined the lineup in 1969; [2] the two models were sized identically, but the TC-29 had an extra row of seats instead of a rear door. The buses were powered by the Chrysler 440. [3] Joe Myers sold the company to Alco-Standard in 1970.
MLW FPA-2U: 6758,6759 1946-1959 1979–1993 Ex-CN FPA-2U rebuild as 6758 previously numbered as 6755 and delivered new as FPA-2 6711. FPA-2U rebuild 6759 previously 6751 and delivered new as FPA-2 6707. Retired 1987, 6758 now operated by New York and Lake Erie Railroad. MLW FPA-4: 6760-6793 1946-1959 1979–1993 Ex-CN.
The following year seven ALCO S-5, a demonstrator and six units for the Boston and Maine were built. [4] Two GE X3341s were built in 1954 for the White Pass and Yukon Route with the 251 engines. [2] In mid-1954 the Lehigh Valley Railroad supplied an FA-2 and FB-2 for installation of test 12-cylinder 251A engines. The Lehigh Valley units were ...