American Locomotive Company, Road switcher, Rail transport
Dic Press
(01.09.2011
)
Érvényes utalvány
ISBN-13:
978-613-6-96587-1
ISBN-10:
6136965879
EAN:
9786136965871
Könyv nyelve:
angol
Ismertető:
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500 horsepower, B-B road switcher railroad locomotive. It was manufactured by American Locomotive Company from October 1946 to May 1950, and 378 were produced — 369 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 244 engine, developing 1,500 horsepower. Thirty-one locomotives built by Alco between February and May 1950 had 1,600 horsepower engines.