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Erie Lackawanna Railroad RS3 1040 near Lowe Park, around 51st Street and Normal Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois on April 11, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built as DL&W 902 in March 1950 (c/n 78077), it became EL 1040 (class MFSA-16-4) sometime after the 1960 merger, became CR 5256 sometime after the 1976 merger, and was rebuilt to DeWitt Geep 9926 during June 1979.
Sometimes you can find Amtrak in some unexpected and out of way places. This Alco RS3 that Amtrak used for switching and/or work train service was reposing on a siding to a grain elevator in Huron, Ohio. It was once Amtrak No. 106 and once a upon a time New York Central No. 8263. It was built in June 1951. Note the Wheeling & Lake Erie iron ore train in the background that has a locomotive on each end. (Scanned from a slide)
Milwaukee Road RS3 470 at Bensenville, Illinois on January 9, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built by Alco in November 1955 as Milwaukee Road number 2495 ( c/n 81710 ), classed 16-ARS ( 16 hundred horsepower, Alco Road Switcher ), it was scrapped at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin shops in June 1975. This is a late model RS3, having rectangular filtered carbody openings in two of the doors. Previous models had unfiltered louvers, allowing the prime mover to ingest dirt and sand, generally not recommended. The careful observer will note that the trailing RS3 is riding on Blunt trucks. This is a result of S2 switchers being traded to EMD on an order for GP30's. The S2's were sent to EMD ( Pielet Bros. ) on the RS3's AAR Type B trucks, which were removed and installed on the GP30's and returned to the Milwaukee Road. The S2's Blunt trucks were installed under some RS3's.
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I shot this picture of an Audi RS3 in a parking garage on my way home. The light looked so cool on this car - so I had to take a quick shot with my Nikon 1 J3.
Now that the cat's out of the bag I can post a pic of bricknerd's RS3. You can see hundreds of pictures of a MOC online, but until you've been able to see it for real (and play with it!), that's when all the magic comes out. This build really shines on all fronts. The heft of it, the 7 wide size, the new roof and all the other little details really perfectly come together. RS3s could hardly be called glamorous even in their Sunday best paint, but this one is beautiful. Thanks bricknerd! That's one fine Alco you've got there.
On Tuesday, July 9, 2019, Deleware-Lackawanna (DL) owned former Reading Railroad (RDG) 467 is at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA.
Former RDG 467 is an ALCo RS3. Reportedly: It was built in 1952 by ALCo builders number 79873. It subsequently went to Peabody Coal (PCCX) 467. Then it went to the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society Incorporated (ARHS, reporting mark ARRX), then it was sold to the Deleware-Lackawanna (DL).
NYC No. 8255 viewed from an as yet to be opened Highway on 10th May 2009, between Tauy Creek and Reno Road on the Midland Railway.
Milwaukee Road Alco RS3 452 at Bensenville, Illinois on January 9, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 452 was built in December 1953 ( c/n 80581 ) as MILW 2477, renumbered around 1959. The Blunt trucks from retired Alco switchers were placed under 15 RS3's around 1963 to allow the Alco road trucks to be sent to EMD for reuse under GP30's. The retrucked RS3's were rough riders on the road as a result, which only lasted a couple of years, to the relief of the crews.
I was lucky enough with help from Mr. Pitarys to do a day on the Battenkill with Mr. Twombly in the passenger seat. It was a wild 60 hours or so that began in Rutland, VT the previous dawn. After VTR did annoying VTR shit under persistent cloud cover I went southward to Moodna Viaduct via the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge, stopping in Kingston where I took my previously posted photo of a boxcar with the LV flag logo on it. After Kingston was Moodna for the previously posted sunset silhouette shot then to Montgomery for dinner with Dad. We're just beginning....
So now we're about 15 hours deep into a day when I had slept in my truck the night before. Still running hard I jumped the Hudson River again at the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and set sail northward up the Taconic Parkway aiming for the Anytime Fitness in Bennington, VT. After a lift and a shower I went over to Eagle Bridge and slept in the truck in a heavy fog.
The morning dawned foggy and cleared into beautiful blue sky as Mr. Twombly arrived and the Battenkill began work. We followed the guys all day, bagging this bucket list shot south of Shushan and meeting Glen Perry. The BK finished up, Adam headed home for Connecticut and I aimed towards Troy, NY to meet up with William Gill. After some beer n' bullshit I jumped the Hudson once again at the Troy-Menands Bridge and pointed towards Dave Magill's place for a dime tour and some magazine article prep as well as an unexpected dinner (thanks Marilyn).
I still wasn't done.
Back on the road well after dark heading south for Mom's about 40 minutes west of Port Jervis and an actual bed for the first time in 5 nights, just to set the alarm to go shoot 2102 at Tamaqua Tunnel the next morning.
Ahhhh, vacation.
Postscript:
This was road trip within the road trip 1 which was effectively these points in sequence
Peekskill NY
Proctor VT
Nashua NH
Lincoln NH (sleep in truck at Hobo RR)
Whitefield NH at dawn
Conway NH
Newport VT (sleep in truck)
Richford VT
Burlington VT
Rutland VT (sleep in truck)
Kingston NY
Salisbury Mills NY
Bennington VT
Eagle Bridge NY (sleep in truck)
East Greenwich NY
Troy NY
Selkirk NY
Lords Valley PA
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On Tuesday, July 9, 2019, Deleware-Lackawanna (DL) owned former Reading Railroad (RDG) 467 is at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA.
Former RDG 467 is an ALCo RS3. Reportedly: It was built in 1952 by ALCo builders number 79873. It subsequently went to Peabody Coal (PCCX) 467. Then it went to the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society Incorporated (ARHS, reporting mark ARRX), then it was sold to the Deleware-Lackawanna (DL).