RS-2 Alco hood unit Profile and Models
Maine Central 554 at Bangor, Maine in February 1970. ©Roger Puta
The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500–1,600 horsepower (1,100–1,200 kW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1946 to 1950. ALCO introduced the model after World War II as an improvement on the ALCO RS-1. Between 1946 and 1950, 377 examples of the RS-2 were built, primarily for American and Canadian customers. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Diesel-Electric |
Builder |
ALCO Montreal Loco Works |
Build Dates |
1946 to 1950 |
Total Built |
377 |
Tractive Effort |
62,500lbf |
Power Output |
1,500hp |
Top Speed |
60mph |
Wheel Configuration |
Bo-Bo |
Operated By |
American Locomotive Company (demonstrators) Alton and Southern Railway Atlantic and Danville Railway Belt Railway of Chicago Birmingham Southern Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Canadian Pacific Railway Carolina & North-Western Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago Great Western Railway Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Danville and Western Railway Delaware and Hudson Railway Detroit and Mackinac Railway Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Erie Railroad Great Northern Railway Green Bay and Western Railroad Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Kennecott Copper Corporation Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad Lehigh and New England Railroad Lehigh Valley Railroad Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad Maine Central Railroad Missouri-Illinois Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York Central Railroad Oliver Iron Mining Company Ontario Northland Railway Roberval and Saguenay Railway St. Louis and Belleville Electric Railway St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Seaboard Air Line Railroad Southern Railway Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Texas and Pacific Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad of New Orleans Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway Union Pacific Railroad Union Railroad Western Maryland Railway Youngstown and Northern Railroad Canadian Pacific Railway Napierville Junction Railway Ontario Northland Railway Roberval and Saguenay Railway |
Main Duties |
Freight |
In Service Until |
1990s |
Surviving Examples |
Some in preservation |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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HO Gauge (1:87 Scale) | Walthers | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Unpowered |
910-9022 View |
RS2 Alco 1300 of the Ontario Northland | Ontario Northland Railway |