It is the only surviving ALCO FCP had! -Both PA-4's (No. 17 and 19), along with the S-BC FT No. 2203 are all in operating conditions in the "Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Mexicanos" …

The PA's were generally well liked, dispite their problems. They could outperform EMD's in most circumstances all things being equal. One note of distiction; there is some confusion over the …

It's been a year or better since I saw a website depicting the progress of Doyle McCormack's restoration of his ex-ATSF/D&H/Mexican PA. Looked like progress was well under way. …

Alco PA-1 2000 HP 100mph gearing: starting TE 51 Klbs cont TE 27 Klbs EMD E7A same HP/speed: starting TE 53K cont TE 18K EMD E8A 2250 HP, same speed: starting TE 53K …

Oct 4, 2023 · The First PA/B set rolled out of the Alco Plant to fanfare and in Santa Fe colors on September 1946. Nickel Plate No. 190 was part of the first series of PA’s or PA-1’s. The PA’s …

Re: Proto 2000 Alco PA questions... Author: bobdavis I have two of these units dating back to the 1990s, and a stall test on DC showed both motors drawing nearly 3 amps so I got the …

Oct 2, 2023 · Lehigh Valley - After the last passenger trains were cancelled in February, 1961, all of the Valley's PA's soldiered on in freight service, The last was traded to Alco on new C628's …

Most of Santa Fe's iconic Alco PA's were traded in and scrapped. Four went to Delaware and Hudson. This one was left behind in the Santa Fe San Bernardino yard, in the area where …

Before you laugh, I usually only use Tsunami decoders, but this one is a drop in replacement for the board on the P2K PA and E Units and does both Alco and EMD 567 sound, and quite well …

May 28, 2017 · 10. The diesel escort on the other end of the train this time was a known Alco, one of four PA-1's that began life on the Santa Fe, was sold to Delaware & Hudson in 1967, rebuilt …