Train Tuesday 6/11/24 Athearn HO RS 3 RS 3 Diesel Locomotive and Roundhouse 50 Ext Post box cars.

The ALCO RS-3 is a 1,600 hp B-B diesel-electric locomotive manufactured
from May 1950 to August 1956 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
and its subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). A total of 1,418 were
produced: 1,265 for American railroads, 98 for Canadian railroads, 48 for
Brazilian railroads, and seven for Mexican railroads.
The RS-3 greatly resembled the RS-1 and RS-2, but it had 100 more
horsepower thanks to its 12-cylinder, 1,600 hp ALCO Model 244 engine. It
also had some changes to the fuel system and body shape.
Much like the RS-1, many RS-3s served for decades; some are still in use
as of 2020s.
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The Roundhouse 50’ High Cube, Plug Door box car is based on a common
type of box car that began appearing in large numbers in the late 1970s.
Such cars required greater overhead clearance to operate safely, but boasted
greater cubic capacity that comparable standard-height cars. These cars
commonly haul canned goods, finished rolls of paper, appliances, furniture,
and lumber.
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