The ALCO PA was a family of A1A-A1A diesel locomotives built to haul passenger trains. The locomotives were built in Schenectady, New York, in the United States, by a partnership of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and General Electric (GE) between June, 1946 and December, 1953.

2025年2月21日 · Today, Doyle McCormack has successful restored former Santa Fe PA-1 #62-L into Nickel Plate Road #190. The locomotive he lovingly brought back to life has since been sold (March, 2023) to Genesee Valley Transportation of Pennsylvania, which plans to use the locomotive in excursion service.

The first PA-1 and PB-1 were released by ALCO for testing on the Lehigh Valley on June 26, 1946. Photos of the first PA-1 and PB-1 testing on the Lehigh Valley in Black Demo paint are in Richard Steinbrenner's ALCO A Centennial Remembrance pp255-258.

2024年8月25日 · Models like the RS-1 kicked off the road-switcher variant while the RS-3 featured beveled edges and good looks. Their cab designs were also very classy and the PA has been described as one of the most beautiful of its type ever built. An Alco photo showcasing a brand new set of Santa Fe PA-1's (and PB-1), circa 1946.

2020年3月6日 · Nickel Plate Road PA-1 type diesel electric locomotive No. 190 called the Oregon Rail Heritage Center home. •YEARS BUILT: 1946-1950. •MANUFACTURER: Alco. •NAME: PA-1, PB-1 (cabless booster unit) •QUANTITY: 208 (169 A units; 39 B units) •HORSEPOWER: 2,000. •KNOWN FOR: Unique profile and elongated nose.

The Alco PA: A Very Pretty Lady . On September of 1946, in an elaborate ceremony at the Alco plant at Schenectady, New York, a shiny new diesel passenger locomotive was revealed to the world. It was the first production-run version of the PA-1.

2019年5月28日 · The PA-1 will be meticulously restored to its original Santa Fe grandeur of the 1950s, when it could be found powering the line’s famous fleet of Chief streamliners. “It’s the successful end of a 26-year saga to rescue AT&SF 59…Now it’s the beginning of a new role for this great American icon thanks to the Museum of the American ...

Obtained from the Santa Fe in December of 1967 and painted in a blue version of the Santa Fe’s "Warbonnet" scheme, the four famous ALCo PA-1s were used to upgrade the power on passenger trains between Albany and Montreal.

The ALCO PA was a family of A1A-A1A diesel locomotives built to haul passenger trains. The locomotives were built in Schenectady, New York, in the United States, by a partnership of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and General Electric (GE) between June, 1946 and December, 1953.

ALCO’s beautiful PA-1 is one of America’s most famous locomotives. It was ALCO’s entry into the passenger train diesel craze, competing directly with the E-Units from EMD. Originally run on the Texas and New Orleans, Southern Pacific PA’s #6055 and 6056 were later put into service on the SP’s coastal division, pulling trains such as ...