ALCO PA - Wikipedia
The ALCO PA was a family of A1A-A1A diesel locomotives built to haul passenger trains. The locomotives were built in Schenectady, New York, in the United States, by a partnership of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and General Electric (GE) between June, 1946 and December, 1953.
Alco's "PA": Classic Elegance In The Streamlined Era - American-Rails.com
2024年8月23日 · The PA-1 could produce 2,000 horsepower and provide 30,500 pound of continuous tractive effort using an A1A-A1A truck design (two outside powered axles with an unpowered center axle). The locomotive was 65 feet, 8 inches long and its most stunning feature was its sweeping, streamlined nose and raked front windshields (the PA was nearly 10 feet ...
The Alco PA: - Railfan
The Alco PA: A Very Pretty Lady . On September of 1946, in an elaborate ceremony at the Alco plant at Schenectady, New York, a shiny new diesel passenger locomotive was revealed to the world. It was the first production-run version of the PA-1.
Alco PA & PB roster - The Diesel Shop
The first PA-1 and PB-1 were released by ALCO for testing on the Lehigh Valley on June 26, 1946. Photos of the first PA-1 and PB-1 testing on the Lehigh Valley in Black Demo paint are in Richard Steinbrenner's ALCO A Centennial Remembrance pp255-258.
About that ‘other’ Alco PA, Santa Fe, 59L in Texas
2014年11月24日 · An Alco PA is an amazing early diesel locomotive with its giant snout, metal headlight casing, and big six-axle trucks. It is true elegance in motion. Santa Fe PA 59L is a skeleton today at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas. Photo by Jim Wrinn. The PA locomotive has long had a following. I’m one of them.
Alco PA Diesel-Electric Locomotive | Trains and Railroads
The ALCO PA was a family of A1A-A1A diesel locomotives built to haul passenger trains. The locomotives were built in Schenectady, New York, in the United States, by a partnership of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and General Electric (GE) between June, 1946 and December, 1953.
ALCo PA-1 / PA-4 - Bridge Line Historical Society
Obtained from the Santa Fe in December of 1967 and painted in a blue version of the Santa Fe’s "Warbonnet" scheme, the four famous ALCo PA-1s were used to upgrade the power on passenger trains between Albany and Montreal. The D&H owned a fifth PA, the ex-New Haven #0783, which was used for spare parts.
American Locomotive Company (Alco): The Schenectady Builder
2024年8月25日 · Alco's PA and FA models (the PA was the passenger model while the FA was for freight service) debuted in 1946 and were the company's answer to EMD's wildly successful E and F series cab units. Unfortunately, they were equipped with Alco's new 244 model prime mover which was meant to replace the troublesome 539.
Genesee Valley Transportation Acquires Historic Alco PA, Moves …
2023年3月2日 · Genesee Valley Transportatio has purchased former Delaware & Hudson Alco PA 18 for move to Scranton for restoration and eventual operation.
An update on the Texas Alco-PA Restoration - Trains.com
2017年4月5日 · The object of our attention today will be the Alco PA #59L. The MARR’s ultimate goal is to restore it back to running condition. That’s an ambitious task--currently, the locomotive has no engine, no mechanical innards at all, and its frame still shows visible damage from a wreck that sent it rolling down an embankment while it was in ...