April 25, 2024
AHM RS-2 Diesel Locomotive NEW YORK CENTRAL Rd# 8213 - DUMMY - HO Scale
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Very nice HO scale rolling stock for your model railroad; couplers front and rear . - Buy multiple items at same time to save $$ with combined shippingTo See all of our Listings visit: Ika's Train StoreThe ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500-1,600 horsepower (1,100-1,200 kW) B-B road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1946 to 1950. ALCO introduced the model after World War II as an improvement on the ALCO RS-1. The locomotive was one of several road switchers in a crowded market, including the Baldwin DRS--4-4-1500, EMD GP7 , and FM H-15-44 . ALCO discontinued the RS-2 in 1950 in favor of the ALCO RS-3 . Several examples have been preserved. 377 locomotives were produced - 368 by the American Locomotive Company , and 9 by Montreal Locomotive Works in Canada . Eight of the ALCO RS-2s were exported to Canada. The RS-2 has a single, 12 cylinder, model 244B engine, developing 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW). Thirty-one locomotives built by Alco between February and May 1950 with the 12 cylinder 244C 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW) engine.
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