ALCO RS3?

[Bob.M]

 That is my best guess. I see there are many variations. Like this has 3 windows on the side, others have 2. The logo on the side says "Cape Cod Railroad" It was parked in an area where much of the rolling stock is stenciled "CNZR" for Central New England Railroad. Yes, that is a "Z". Is my identification correct?

[SSW9389]

Bob: It is an RS-1. I will try and find out its origin from another site.

 

Ed

[JonathanS]

This is an RS1.  The 1000 Horsepower grand daddy of all road switchers.  The clues that give it away are:

1. the cab roof overhangs.  The RS2 and RS3 did not have any roof overhangs.  Instead, the roof curved into the front and back walls.

2. The fuel tank under the cab and the battery box between the trucks.  The RS1 and RS2 both had these while the RS3 had the fuel tank only between the trucks and the battery box above the frame.

3. The postion and shape of the exhaust stack.  The RS1 shared the location and shape of the exhaust with the S2 and S4.  The RS2 and RS3 had straight rectangular stacks close to the radiator fan.

4. The square grating over the radiator fan.  The RS1 shared this with the S2 and S4.  The RS2 and RS3 had round housings.

[SSW9389]

I had to work a bit for this one. The unit is ex-Gennessee and Wyoming RS-1 #30 built in May 1955. See this linked page for more roster notes:

http://capecodrails.railfan.net/

 

Ed

[Bob.M]

SSW9389

I had to work a bit for this one. The unit is ex-Gennessee and Wyoming RS-1 #30 built in May 1955. See this linked page for more roster notes:

http://capecodrails.railfan.net/ Ed

 

Thanks for the info. These trains are almost in my backyard, and I know very little about them. The other engine is the New Haven model mentioned on the Cape Cod site. I also see signs referring to his RR Const Co. from Newington. None of them actually roll by our property, but I hear them whistle now and then as they cross a nearby road in the other direction. I found an old map of the CNZR, and we apparently live on a spur that went from Hartford, CT to Springfield, MA. The only stop shown was at Melrose. I will have to see if there is still a station there.

[ACF1001]

It is an ALCO RS-1. RS-1's have are flat looking whereas RS-2's and RS-3's are curved looking

[wjstix]

An interesting thing about ALCO is that when the RS-2 came out in the late forties, they didn't stop making the RS-1 the way most manufacturers did. So the RS-1 was in production for about 20 years, 1941-1960 IIRC.