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 …

Dec 27, 2024 · The American Locomotive Company (Alco) could seemingly never outdo the Electro-Motive Division for dominance in the early diesel locomotive market. Despite this, the …

RS-1 Spotting features: Car-body slightly shorter than RS-2 & RS-3 Rounded roof with 4" lip (approxmate) Source of information: Extra 2200 South. New: 27 June 2006-Technical Data; …

The ALCO RS-1 was 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 …

The ALCO RS-1 was a 4-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. The Montreal …

The Alco RS1 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 …

Built between 1941 and 1960, the RS-1 had the longest production run of any diesel locomotive in North America and its carbody became the standard for later road switchers. Conrail inherited …

The large six-cylinder ALCO 539T proved to be very durable, with many locomotives still being used in the 21st century. The RSD-1 and RSC-1 were developed as six-axle developments for …

Despite ALCO's own introduction of higher horsepower roadswitchers, the 1,000 h.p. RS-1 had a production span of 19 years (1941-1960) with 623 units. Features Include: Solid die-cast …

The RS-1 was introduced by ALCO in March of 1941 with the delivery of the first of two units to the Rock Island. Combining the accessibility of a switching locomotive and the higher-speed …