ALCo RS-3
All RS-3s were originally painted black with yellow lining/lettering.
The #4075 (1st) and #4082 (1st) were swapped with Boston & Maine for their #1508 and #1536. The B&M locomotives had steam generators and were used on the D&H-operated Adirondack while the PAs were being rebuilt by M-K. They retained their original numbers for quite a while, eventually being renumbered #4075 (2nd) and #4082 (2nd) (respectively).
On February 2, 1973, six RS-3s were leased to the P&W for start up of operations. These were painted at the D&H’s Colonie Shops (sans lettering) prior to going east and were shipped in running condition. The locomotives were #4071, #4075 (2nd), #4078, #4082 (2nd), #4084, and #4094. Of these, #4075, #4084, and #4094 were returned to the D&H.
Two units (#4091 and #4098) were leased to Vermont Railway. The #4098 was eventually returned to the D&H.
D&H RS-3 #4118 crosses an unknown bridge on October 20, 1980. Reuben S. Brouse photo, The Garbely Publishing Company collection
D&H #4033 and #4040 at North Creek, NY. Jay Winn collection
* These units were outfitted with a steam generator for passenger service.
| Delaware & Hudson Railway ALCo RS-3 Roster (Class ARSP-16) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Model | Builder | Serial | Built | Retired | Notes | Photos |
| 4026 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78051 | 3/1950 | 5/1964 | ||
| 4027 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78052 | 6/1950 | 10/1962 | ||
| 4028 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78053 | 6/1950 | 5/1964 | ||
| 4029 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78054 | 6/1950 | 5/1964 | ||
| 4030 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78055 | 6/1950 | 6/1964 | ||
| 4031 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78056 | 6/1950 | 5/1964 | ||
| 4032 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78057 | 6/1950 | 2/1964 | ||
| 4033 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78356 | 10/1950 | 2/1964 | ||
| 4034 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78357 | 10/1950 | 2/1964 | ||
| 4035 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78358 | 10/1950 | 2/1964 | ||
| 4036* | RS-3 | ALCo | 78359 | 10/1950 | 2/1964 | ||
| 4037 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78336 | 10/1950 | 1/1963 | ||
| 4038 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78337 | 10/1950 | 2/1963 | ||
| 4039 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78338 | 10/1950 | 1/1963 | ||
| 4040 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78339 | 10/1950 | 1/1963 | ||
| 4041 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78340 | 10/1950 | 1/1963 | ||
| 4042 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78341 | 10/1950 | 1/1963 | ||
| 4043 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78342 | 10/1950 | 1/1958 | ||
| 4044 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78343 | 10/1950 | 2/1963 | ||
| 4045 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78344 | 10/1950 | 1/1958 | ||
| 4046 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78353 | 10/1950 | 1/1958 | ||
| 4047 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78354 | 10/1950 | 1/1958 | ||
| 4048 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78355 | 10/1950 | 1/1958 | ||
| 4049 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78886 | 6/1951 | 5/1964 | ||
| 4052 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78887 | 6/1951 | 5/1964 | ||
| 4053 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78888 | 6/1951 | 2/1964 | ||
| 4054 | RS-3 | ALCo | 78889 | 6/1951 | 8/1965 | ||
| 4055 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79652 | 2/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4056 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79653 | 2/1952 | 6/1965 | ||
| 4057 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79654 | 2/1952 | 3/1967 | ||
| 4058 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79655 | 2/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4059 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79656 | 2/1952 | 5/1965 | ||
| 4060 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79657 | 2/1952 | 5/1965 | ||
| 4061 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79658 | 2/1952 | 12/1971 | ||
| 4062 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79659 | 2/1952 | 5/1967 | ||
| 4063 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79660 | 2/1952 | 3/1965 | ||
| 4064 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79661 | 2/1952 | 12/1971 | ||
| 4065 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79662 | 2/1952 | 5/1965 | ||
| 4066 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79663 | 2/1952 | 3/1967 | ||
| 4067 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79664 | 2/1952 | 6/1965 | ||
| 4068 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79665 | 3/1952 | 2/1978 | now Delaware-Lackawanna #4068, painted in heritage D&H-inspired black and yellow scheme | |
| 4069 | RS-3 | ALCo | 79666 | 3/1952 | 5/1965 | ||
| 4070 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80160 | 8/1952 | 3/1965 | ||
| 4071 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80161 | 8/1952 | 1/1978 | became P&W #161 - was returned and repainted to lightning stripes 10/7/1975 | Link |
| 4072 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80162 | 8/1952 | 3/1965 | ||
| 4073 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80163 | 8/1952 | 2/1972 | ||
| 4074 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80164 | 8/1952 | 7/1965 | ||
| 4075 (1st) | RS-3 | ALCo | 80165 | 8/1952 | 8/1974 | became P&W #162 - was returned and then swapped with the B&M for their #1508 - left D&H roster in P&W patch paint, became B&M #1547 | Link |
| 4075* (2nd) | RS-3 | ALCo | 80735 | 4/1954 | 8/1982 | built as B&M #1508, swapped for original D&H #4075 in 1975 - ran as D&H #1508 for some time before renumbering | Link |
| 4076 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80166 | 8/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4077 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80167 | 8/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4078 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80168 | 8/1952 | scrap 1972 | became P&W #163 - was returned and went to scrap at Precision National in 1972 in P&W patch paint | Link |
| 4079 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80169 | 8/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4080 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80170 | 8/1952 | 3/1972 | ||
| 4081 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80171 | 8/1952 | 11/1971 | ||
| 4082 (1st) | RS-3 | ALCo | 80172 | 8/1952 | 7/1978 | became P&W #164 - was returned and then swapped with B&M for their #1536 - left roster in P&W patch paint, became B&M #1546 | |
| 4082* (2nd) | RS-3 | ALCo | 79603 | 1/1952 | 7/1978 | built as B&M #1536, swapped for original D&H #4082 in 1975 - ran as D&H #1536 for some time before renumbering | Link |
| 4083 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80173 | 8/1952 | 3/1967 | ||
| 4084 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80174 | 8/1952 | scrap 7/1978 | became P&W #165 - was returned and went to scrap at Precision National in 1978 | Link |
| 4085 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80175 | 8/1952 | 12/1980 | now New York & Greenwood Lake #935, on display in Port Jervis, NY in Erie-inspired paint | Link |
| 4086 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80176 | 8/1952 | 5/1965 | ||
| 4087 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80177 | 8/1952 | 10/1967 | ||
| 4088 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80178 | 8/1952 | 3/1972 | ||
| 4089 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80179 | 8/1952 | 5/1967 | ||
| 4090 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80180 | 8/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4091 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80181 | 8/1952 | 3/1972 | to VTR #603 - to Spencerville & Elgin #603 4/1991 - to Indiana High Rail Corp. #603 (date?) - to Carrolton, Oneida & Minerva #603 8/9/1997 - stored on Spencerville & Elgin at Carrolton, OH - for sale by Ozark Mountain Railcar 7/13/2003 for $30,000 - sent to scrap in Akron, OH on 2/21/2004 | |
| 4092 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80182 | 8/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4093 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80183 | 8/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4094 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80184 | 8/1952 | 1/1978 | briefly leased to P&W in full D&H paint, was returned in same condition - went to Lamoille Valley as their #7804 in 1978 | Link |
| 4095 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80185 | 9/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4096 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80186 | 9/1952 | 3/1972 | ||
| 4097 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80187 | 9/1952 | 4/1972 | ||
| 4098 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80188 | 9/1952 | 3/1972 | to VTR #604 - back to D&H 11/9/1975 - to Precision National in VTR patch paint 4/1978 | |
| 4099 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80299 | 9/1952 | 1984 (?) | Link | |
| 4100 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80300 | 9/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4101 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80301 | 9/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4102 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80302 | 9/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4103 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80303 | 9/1952 | 9/1986 | now Delaware-Lackawanna #4103, painted in heritage D&H-inspired black and yellow scheme | Link |
| 4104 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80304 | 9/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4105 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80305 | 9/1952 | 5/1965 | Link | |
| 4106 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80306 | 9/1952 | 3/1988 | Rebuilt by M-K in 1975-76 to RS-3m #502 | Link |
| 4107 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80307 | 9/1952 | 3/1988 | Rebuilt by M-K in 1975-76 to RS-3m #503 | |
| 4108 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80308 | 9/1952 | 10/1967 | ||
| 4109 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80309 | 9/1952 | 8/1965 | ||
| 4110 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80310 | 9/1952 | 3/1978 | Link | |
| 4111 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80311 | 9/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4112 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80312 | 9/1952 | 3/1988 | Rebuilt by M-K in 1975-76 to RS-3m #506/#1976 | |
| 4113 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80313 | 9/1952 | 3/1988 | Rebuilt by M-K in 1975-76 to RS-3m #504 | |
| 4114 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80314 | 9/1952 | 11/1968 | ||
| 4115 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80315 | 9/1952 | 3/1988 | Rebuilt by M-K in 1975-76 to RS-3m #501 | Link |
| 4116 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80316 | 9/1952 | 10/1982 | Link | |
| 4117 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80317 | 9/1952 | 4/1972 | ||
| 4118 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80318 | 10/1952 | 1984 | now Delaware-Lackawanna #4118, painted in heritage D&H-inspired black and yellow scheme | Link |
| 4119 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80319 | 10/1952 | 3/1988 | Rebuilt by M-K in 1975-76 to RS-3m #507 | Link |
| 4120 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80522 | 8/1953 | 4/1972 | ||
| 4121 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80523 | 8/1953 | 4/1978 | Link | |
| 4122 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80524 | 8/1953 | 3/1988 | Rebuilt by M-K in 1975-76 to RS-3m #505 | |
| 4123 (1st) | RS-3 | ALCo | 80525 | 8/1953 | 3/1972 | ||
| 4124 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80526 | 8/1953 | 4/1978 | ||
| 4125 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80527 | 8/1953 | 1/1978 | Link | |
| 4126 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80528 | 8/1953 | 5/1982 | Link | |
| 4127 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80529 | 8/1953 | 7/1978 | Link | |
| 4128 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80530 | 8/1953 | 3/1988 | Rebuilt by M-K in 1975-76 to RS-3m #508 | Link |
| 4129 | RS-3 | ALCo | 80531 | 8/1953 | 4/1972 | ||
| ALCo RS-3 Data | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 12-cylinder 244 |
| Trucks | B-B |
| Truck Type | AAR Type B |
| Fuel (gals.) | |
| Sand (cu. ft.) | |
| Weight (lbs.) | 248,100 lbs. |
| Horsepower | 1600 hp |
| Traction Motors | |
| Tractive Effort | |
| Gearing | 74:18 |
D&H 4071
In Lightning Stripe at Mohawk Yard, NY in February, 1977. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4075 (1st)
In P&W paint scheme switching near Green Island, NY in February, 1977. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4075 (1st)
After being traded to the B&M for #1508, the #4075 was renumbered to B&M #1547. At Mechanicville on a cold February day in 1981. Photo and scan by Neil C. Hunter.
D&H 4075 (2nd)
Before renumbering, former B&M #1508 operates in Lightning Stripe at Colonie in December, 1976. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4075 (2nd)
Sitting outside Colonie Workshops in Watervliet, NY in August, 1978. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4075 (2nd)
In Lightning Stripe at Mechanicville in October, 1978. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4078
In P&W paint at Colonie in March, 1977. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4082 (2nd)
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in March, 1977. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4085
In Lightning Stripe at Mechanicville in March, 1977. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4094
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in October, 1977. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4099
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in October, 1977. Kevin J. Endriss photo.
D&H 4103
Nearing the end of its life on the D&H - the only RS3 left when this photo was taken at Waterford, NY in January 1985. Bill Mischler photo.
D&H 4105
Working in the snow. John Shaw collection.
D&H 4106
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in February, 1975 (sitting on a shop truck). Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4110
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in September, 1977. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4115
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in May, 1975. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4116
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in May, 1976. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4116
Painted for D&H subsidiary Greenwich & Johnsonville, shown marshalled between two D&H-painted locos at Mechanicville in October 1981. Bill Mischler photo
D&H 4118
In blue dip at Montchanin, Delaware in April, 1990. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4119
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in February, 1975. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4121
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in May, 1978. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4125
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in May, 1978. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4126
In Lightning Stripe at Mechanicville in October, 1978. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4126
In blue dip at Colonie in June, 1981. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4127
In Lightning Stripe at Colonie in February, 1977. Kevin J. Endriss photo
D&H 4128
Typical of one of the popular types of locomotives in the first generation of dieselization was the ALCo road switcher, the 1600 hp RS-3. Unit #4128, built in Aug, 1953, was the second to the last of the 130 road units that ended the age of steam on the D&H. November, 1971. Jim Shaughnessy photo