Power was provided by an EMD 567Csixteen-cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower. Many rebuilt GP9s remain in service today with shortline railroads and industrial operators. Some remain in rebuilt form on some major Class I railroads, as switcher locomotives.

Dec 27, 2024 · The RS3 was Alco's pinnacle in its early road switcher designs. While the American Locomotive Company would have some success in later Road Switcher (RS) series models, like the RS11 and RSD5, nothing would compare to the amazing success of the RS3.

Out of Northtown and heading east to St Paul on the double track. Waiting for the block to clear at Park Jct! Going by the CB&Q tower at Division Street. Transfer to the CB&Q, Milwaukee and CGW at Hoffman Avenue. New to NP an RS-3 $858, …

There are two coaches behing the GP 9. Port Jervis, NY or St. Johnsbury, VT? This scene made my feel like I was looking at St. Johnsbury, VT, C'mon, Alco, RS3? Anyone out there miss The Lamoille Valley? The NY&GL's former D&H RS3 sits on …

The EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1954 and 1959. The GP9 succeeded the GP7 as the second model of EMD's General Purpose (GP) line, [1] incorporating a new sixteen- cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW). [2] .

6 days ago · Come to think of it MKT had some ALCO RS Units converted with EMD Engions insted of redoing the hoods they reused hoods off of retired GP7's and GP9's. The MKT's half-dozen were factory re-engined by EMD, using current production GP-9 hoods.

GP9: EMD 9/58, 10/58: 24755, 56-68: Reblt into 4500 series GP9Rs; except 703, 712 and 709 (which became GP7R 4333) 606-608: GP9R: EMD 7,10,10/57: ... Reblt in 7/70 and 9/70 from CGW RS2 51 ex-51, exx-10) and CNW RS3 1554 (ex-BU-11) * * * YARD POWER * * * Road Number Model Bldr & Date Bldr No. Notes; 10 44-tonner Whit - 6/1943 60284; Ex-CSPMO 10 ...

NKP Thomas J. G. Gascoigne Collection Alco RS3 EMD GP9 Bellevue OH. GP9 #505 and RS-3 #551 in June 1962. NKP Thomas J. G. Gascoigne Collection Alco RS3 EMD GP9. GP9 #527 and RS-3 #557 in Buffalo NY in March 1965. NKP Thomas J. G. Gascoigne Collection Alco RS3 EMD GP9 Buffalo NY. L&M RS3 301 Edwardsville IL.

1962, but it took several years for all units to be repainted. There were tweaks to the scheme in the late 60s or early 70s that made letters and numbers more visible. Yellow and gray was an improvement from the dismal all-blue/all-black years that started in 1958.

150, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1956, #21465, FN 5445-1. It became BN 1975, Class GP-9, in 1970, and it became to National Museum of Transport in June 1985. Later it was traded to Morrison Knudsen for two MARC E9s.