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 FA, sporting a beefier carbody than EMD's ubiquitous designs, was introduced in 1946 and initially offered 1,500 horsepower with a B-B wheel arrangement. Alco …

Alco FA1 / FB1, Class AF15. 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 …

The FA would compete head-on with the immensely popular F units of EMD. Although the FA lost the battle with the F unit, it was much more successful than the PA in terms of sales.

Nov 26, 2021 · Gulf, Mobile & Ohio #700-754 builder: American Locomotive Co. model: FA1 type: B-B cab unit built: 1946-57 series: 392 produced, 55 for GM&O engine: Alco 244 (12 cyls, …

Jan 9, 2024 · Designed for road freight service, the FA-1 rode on 4-wheel Type B trucks and was powered by a 1,500-horsepower, 12-cylinder 244 engine. Typical of road locomotives of the …

Dec 11, 2007 · According to Frisco Diesel Power by Louis A. Marre and John Baskin Harper, Alco FA-1 SLSF 5215 was shipped to the Frisco on December 30, 1948 and was received on …

The Reading's Alco FA-1/FB-1 locomotives arrived on the property in June, 1948. Designated class DF-3 and numbered 300A/B through 305A/B, and were delivered in the same …

Feb 5, 2025 · Built by Alco and EMD in New York between 1946 and 1959, the FA-1 was designed primarily to haul freight, as they did not have the space at the rear of the engine …

These railroad purchased a cab locomotive as a set. The set would normally consist of two "A" units and two "B" units. The set was then numbered, as an example, 601-A for the first "A" …