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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer The units sent to Iran for WW2 service were ALCo RS1s,not EMD SW1s.The RS1 was the original road switcher ,being developed in 1940 or 1941. [/quote] The RS1s were produced in 1942 through 1945 with production of 170 units. Unfortunately 12 of the units, which were headed to Russia, went down on a merchant ship when it was torpedoed and sunk. I might add that the RS1s operated in temperatures ranging from -40 degrees to 170 degrees. Also according to R. T. Steinbrenner in his book, The American Locomotive Company A Centennial Remembrance, "The 'Military RS-1 story is a justly distinguished one . . . The ability of ALCO's original road-switcher to take on extreme conditions and keep on going is a tribute to its outstanding design . . ." If that is not tribute enough to the RS1's ability and design then read on. [;)] The Russians were so pleased with the RS1s ability and performance that they copied it and produced their own locomotives called TE-1, TEM-1, and TEM-2. Now back to American soil [:)] , after the war the RS1s were returned to America and declared "surplus". The Alaska Railroad received many of them and were please with them. Some of them operated into the 1960s and early 70s. The TVA received 19 units and the FRA received 13 units in 1974 which were used in "testing" [:(] The Alco RS1 was well thought of by those who operated it. It took a licking and kept on <s>ticking</s> running. [;)]
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