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The ALCO MRS-1 is a type of diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company for the United States Army Transportation Corps. [1] They were built with multigauge trucks and to a reduced loading gauge for service anywhere in the world in the event of war.
The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969, initially specializing in the production of locomotives but later diversifying and fabricating at various times diesel generators, automobiles, steel, tanks, munitions, oil-production equipment, as well as heat exchangers for nuclear power plants.
A steam generator is a type of boiler used to produce steam for climate control and potable water heating in railroad passenger cars. The output of a railroad steam generator is low-pressure, saturated steam that is passed through a system of pipes and conduits throughout the length of the train.
A drawing design of the N&W class J locomotive. After the outbreak of World War II, the Norfolk and Western Railway's (N&W) mechanical engineering team developed a new locomotive—the streamlined class J 4-8-4 Northern—to handle rising mainline passenger traffic over the Blue Ridge Mountains, especially on steep grades in Virginia and West Virginia.
Three preserved, two under restoration, one converted to steam generator car, remainder scrapped. The ALCO PA was a family of A1A-A1A diesel locomotives built to haul passenger trains . The locomotives were built in Schenectady, New York , in the United States , by a partnership of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and General Electric (GE ...
Steam 2-8-0 SC-3 1906 built Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona: AZ-06 Grand Canyon Railway 4960: Steam 2-8-2 O-1A 1923 built Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona: CA-01 Robert Dollar Co. No. 3: Steam 2-6-2T: 1927 built Brightside, California: Last wood-burning locomotive built for a U.S. company; operates on Niles Canyon Railway. CA-02 ...
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In the fall of 1950, an upgraded model, the FA-2, was launched. This model featured an uprated Model 244 engine, with an output of 1,600 horsepower. Additionally, the carbody was lengthened, making possible the addition of a steam generator in the A unit to allow for use in passenger service. Models equipped as such were designated the FPA-2 ...