The ALCO FA is a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and General Electric in Schenectady, New …

Dec 21, 2024 · The Alco FA was intended to be the builder's answer to Electro-Motive's ever popular FT and subsequent models. The design was the road freight model of Alco's …

Jan 9, 2024 · In 1946, ALCO (in partnership with General Electric) introduced a series of locomotive models equipped with their new 244-series engine aimed at three primary markets: …

Aug 28, 2024 · The FPA-4 was the Montreal Locomotive Works' final streamlined cab design and the only one to boast Alco's 251 power plant. The model was known for its robust performance …

Apr 14, 2025 · Here is the full list of all preserved ALCO/MLW cab units: http://www.thedieselshop.us/Alco%20Survivors-Cabs.pdf There are more FPA-4/FPB-4 units …

Alco records do not show #590 as being a FPA-2. However, it definitely featured the large two-cell fuel/water tank and steam generator. These could have been added by the railroad.

FPA-4s & FPB-4s. Quantity Built 34 FPAs + 12 FPBs; New: 16 October 2004: Jean-Denis Bachand: Revised: 6 April 2011: Info Supplied by : John Komanesky: FPA-4; Canadian …

Unlike the PA, however, the FA was designed to pull the bread-and-butter of the railroads, freight. The FA would compete head-on with the immensely popular F units of EMD. Although the FA …

The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and General Electric in Schenectady, New …

The MLW/ALCO FP-4 is a type of 1,800 hp four-axle diesel locomotive which consists of 2 forms: the FPA-4 "A" unit, and the "B" unit being the FPB-4. The locomotives were powered by the …