Atlas-Trainman ALCO RS36 undecorated without DB

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Atlas-Trainman ALCO RS36 Undecorated - without Dynamic Brakes (decorated model illustrated to show carbody style) Ma nufacturer & Stock Number: Atlas 8391 Roadname & number: UndecoratedPaint Scheme: Neutral Gray Plastic, ready for your paint & decals! Designated as a “DL721” by ALCo, the 2,000hp RS32 was intended to compete with EMD’s GP20 and GE’s U25B locomotives. Only 35 units were produced, with 25 units ordered by New York Central in 1961 and 10 units by Southern Pacific in 1962. New York Central’s RS32s were commonly seen in both road and local freight assignments. Southern Pacific’s units were initially used in road service, but later settled into local freight service in San Francisco’s “commute” territory. Here they were sometimes called upon to rescue stalled commuter trains. They later migrated across the system, ending their SP careers in Texas during the late 1970s with various other ALCo models. Designated as a “DL701” by ALCo, the 1,800hp RS36 was only slightly more successful than the RS32, with a total of 40 units produced between 1961 and 1963. Interestingly the DL701 designation was also used for the RS11 locomotive, and this has been the cause of some confusion when tallying fleet rosters. The largest purchaser of RS36s was Delaware & Hudson with a total of 12 units. These units served the D&H well, operating read more

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