Does anyone have pictures of the real thing? Don't bother with Google. It's all models or other CMSPP engines.
Please comment if you know of any.
TrainsRock Does anyone have pictures of the real thing? Don't bother with Google. It's all models or other CMSPP engines. Please comment if you know of any.
No one has such a picture because the CMStP&P never owned any Alco RS-1 locomotives. They did have RS-2 and RS-3 locomotives.
They were used by the Army. Look on Wikipedia.
The MILW did have RS1 engines - Two separate orders. The original order(1678/1679) was delivered in Nov 1941 in basic black and was later confiscated by the the government(1942) during WWII(along with everyone else's RS1's). These were for the most part converted to 6 motor trucks and a tapered cab for service on the Trans-Iranian railroad.
The MILW got replacements in May of 1943 and they were delivered in the grey/orange paint scheme(1676/1677), and IIRC, they had S/G and were used in the Chicago area. They were later re-numbered to 873/874 and became trade-in's for GP40's in 1967.
Atlas has done HO models in both the black scheme, and the grey/orange scheme.
Jim
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
Carefully wiping the egg off my face and taking a closer look at my all-time MILW Rd. roster I see Jim is correct that the MILW had 2 early RS-1 that were requisition by the Army and replaced later, then they acquired 3 more in March 1950. Sorry about spouting off without checking more carefully.
Here you go:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=38028
A good way to search for online pictures of a particular locomotive model owned by a particular RR is to type the following into Google: "(Name of RR)Photo Roster"
Many RR photo sites have these for most major fallen flags and currrent RRs..
Unfortunately that seems to be the only RS-1 pic on that site...
"I Often Dream of Trains"-From the Album of the Same Name by Robyn Hitchcock
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