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Train Trivia 10/10/05 (ANSWERED)

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Anonymous
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Train Trivia 10/10/05 (ANSWERED)
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 10, 2005 8:59 PM
Who built this locomotive?

1. EMD
2. GE
3. ALCO
4. Baldwin
5. EMC
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Posted by coborn35 on Monday, October 10, 2005 9:01 PM
That looks like an ALCO.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 10, 2005 9:05 PM
Baldwin
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 10, 2005 9:50 PM
Alco[:D]
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, October 10, 2005 9:52 PM
I know we're not supposed to give away the answers.[}:)]. So,I'll mention that I don't know. It does, however look like a narrow-guage locomotive built for some far-eastern Canadian line,or, one of those adjustable guage units built for the US Army. I think ALCO and EMD built both types. It also looks like a GE export locomotive.

I'll guess #4 Baldwin

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Posted by ericsp on Monday, October 10, 2005 10:03 PM
I am going to go with ALCO MRS-1.
http://www.csrmf.org/railtown/doc.asp?id=166
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Posted by miniwyo on Monday, October 10, 2005 10:15 PM
ALCO!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 10, 2005 11:57 PM
I'll guess ALCo.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:41 AM
Can I change my guess to ALCO?

Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:03 PM
According to the "Alco World" website, the MRS1 is a GE design which was contracted out to Alco for actual construction..
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:22 PM
(If Hegewisch is right he gets two wins)

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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 5:05 PM
Loos like an ALCo RSD1.On the EMD millitary locos the short hood looks like a Baldwin hood.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 5:17 PM
ALCO!
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Posted by ndbprr on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 5:35 PM
I believe it is an Alco originally built for the military with trucks that could be regauged. Kind of a universal engine for getting the railroads back up and running to supply the occupying troops rgeradless of the gauge.
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Posted by bnsfkline on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:17 PM
Its the ALCo MRS1

I know its alco because of the ROUND cab, EMD's have an Angled cab
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:51 PM
Yes folks, it is an Alco MRS-1.
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