The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500–1,600 horsepower (1,100–1,200 kW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1946 to 1950. ALCO introduced the …

2024年12月27日 · The RS2 was Alco's second entrant in its Road Switcher series. Buoyed by the success of its earlier RS1 model, the American Locomotive Company released a more …

Source of information: Extra 2200 South, Diesel Era, The Short Line, and The Canadian Trackside Guide. Additional info provided by Martin Baumann, R. Craig and Keith Robinson.

The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500–1,600 horsepower (1,100–1,200 kW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1946 to 1950. ALCO introduced the …

All RS-2s were originally painted black with yellow lining/lettering. Yellow zebra stripes were applied later. The original 244 engines were equipped with air coolers. Later in life, most were …

2024年1月9日 · The RS-2 was introduced by ALCO in 1946, one of several models to pioneer the company's new 244-series engine. Similar in concept to ALCO's first road switcher (the RS-1 …

Atlas N RS-2 Locomotive After a successful first run of road switchers (The RS-1), Alco’s second attempt at a versatile four-axle locomotive came in late 1946. This was the stylized RS-2, …

The RS-2 was built between 1946 and 1950, with 368 examples being built at ALCO and nine in Montreal. It differed from the RS-1 mainly in the new 244 series V12 engine with 1,500 hp and …

2014年10月27日 · The two biggest differences between an RS-2 and RS-3 are the RS-2 (and RSC-2) fuel tank is under the cab, and the fuel filler is on the cab side. Also, the RS-2 running …

The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500 hp (1.125 MW), B-B road switcher railroad locomotive. It was manufactured by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from October 1946 to May 1950, …