MODELING Weekend Photo Fun, May 6, 2016

r_i_straw May 6, 2016

  1. JimJ

    JimJ Staff Member

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    That black one deserves to be modeled! Check out all the weathering possibilities! Throw in a Soundtraxx decoder and there you go. I love the sound of those old Alco prime movers.
     
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  2. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

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    You bet! Last fall the railway museum here held "diesel weekend" - there were a liberal amount of Alcos in there, including an RS-2 that hadn't been woken up in 20 years. That old 244 really sounded great (not for some attendees... there was one woman I overhead saying, while the RS-2 was idling out of sight, "I doesn't sound very healthy"... I chuckled and replied, "For that bugger, that sound is normal!":ROFLMAO: ). The volunteers at the museum did a wonderful job resurrecting that old beauty.

    Candy, I checked my photos and references, and that MRS-1 is indeed an EMD, not an Alco (despite the smoke). EMD's long hood roof was angular and peaked as the photo shows, but Alco's model had a smooth and slightly rounded roof.

    Any 567 that throws up a plume like that has to be in really bad shape.:eek:
     
  3. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    After last week's discussion in Weekend Proto Fun which left me wondering what the differences were between the EMD and ALCO MRS-1 it now becomes clear. The two tend to get mixed up because of the same designation by the military yet they are quite different locomotives. Also the difference between the Alco MRS-1 and MRS-3 is confusing. I can't find it written anywhere but I surmise that the MRS-3 is just an MRS-1 upgraded to RS-3 specs.
     
  4. Ironhorseman

    Ironhorseman April, 2018 Staff Member In Memoriam

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    The Alco MRS-1 had adjustable trucks for use on foreign rails during WWII.
    In the first photo you submitted, Candy, you can't see the engineer. He's probably on the floor trying to get some air! :p
     
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