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Alco RS1

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Alco RS1
Posted by ratdogsoo on Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:34 PM
hi group. in regards to the RS1--did it remain the same for the 20 years it was produced, or did it have certain "phases" in body assembly? thanks for any info. just curious. regads, michael rajchel.
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Posted by U-3-b on Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:43 PM

The last two built, GTW 1950 & 1951, had a narrow lip on both ends and as far as I know they were the only two like that.

Steve

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Posted by Beach Bill on Monday, March 11, 2013 8:01 AM

Steve is correct.   Jerry Pinkepank's The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide advises:

"Variations:  Two units built for GTW in 1957 (the last domestic RS-1's built) had roof metal protruding about 2 inches over hood ends in a lip rather than a rounded edge.  Prewar RS-1s converted to E-1645 RSD-1's were NYSW 231, 233; MILW 1678, 1679; RI 746-749; ASAB 901-903; TC&I 600, 601.  NYSW got different postwar RS-1's of the same road number."     And the same book later advises "However, the basic elements of this useful machine were unchanged after 17 years of production: by far the longest production run in U.S. dieselization for any single model."

 

Bill

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