RS-2 Alco hood unit Profile and Models

RS-2 Alco hood unit

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.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

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
HO Gauge (1:87 Scale) Walthers No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Unpowered 910-9022
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RS2 Alco 1300 of the Ontario Northland Ontario Northland Railway