The ALCO RS-1 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. ALCO subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works built an additional three RS-1s in 1954.

Dec 27, 2024 · The American Locomotive Company (Alco) could seemingly never outdo the Electro-Motive Division for dominance in the early diesel locomotive market. Despite this, the company would develop one of the most important layouts for how all future diesel locomotives would be built; the RS1, which pioneered the original road-switcher design.

The ALCO RS-1 was a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. ALCO subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works built an additional three RS-1s in 1954.

The ALCO RS-1 was a 4-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. The Montreal Locomotive Works built three RS-1s in 1954.

The Alco RS1 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. ALCO subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works built an additional three RS-1s in 1954.

Feb 11, 2025 · In 1940, ALCO produced the first RS-1 unit. The design was unique for its long hood and short hood configuration, giving engineers an improved field of vision. It was powered by an ALCO 539T, 1,000-horsepower turbocharged diesel engine, which proved reliable for various rail operations.

Despite ALCO's own introduction of higher horsepower roadswitchers, the 1,000 h.p. RS-1 had a production span of 19 years (1941-1960) with 623 units. Features Include: Solid die-cast chassis, pilots, fuel tank, and detailed truck sideframes

The RSD-1 and RSC-1 were developed as six-axle developments for lighter rails, with the latter only four axles being driven. The RS-2 was built between 1946 and 1950, with 368 being built at ALCO and nine in Montreal.

The RS-1 was introduced by ALCO in March of 1941 with the delivery of the first of two units to the Rock Island. Combining the accessibility of a switching locomotive and the higher-speed tracking of a road unit, the RS-1 started a revolution in locomotive design that was soon embraced by all of the major diesel-electric builders.

Feb 5, 2025 · July 6, 2021 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing several limited-edition releases of the RailKing Alco Rs-1 Diesel Engine in five different liveries, including Pennsylvania (Not shown above) later this Fall. These unique releases …