Alcos

[Josh]

Can anybody tell me what railroads out there in North America still use Alcos to some extent? I know about the D&L

[Y@]

WNYP, LAL and DL are still all-Alco. A&M has them as well. There's a shortline or two in Canada with them as well. There are more, I'm sure, just off the top of my head.

[AARR]

Western New York and Pennsylvania http://www.wnyprr.com/‎

Arkansas Missouri www.amrailroad.com/‎

[SD40-2]

Ontario Southland Railway has one ALCO S-6
and also quite a few MLW's http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locolist.aspx?id=OSRX
(Moderator Edit, the other page on rrpics...)http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?id=OSR

[ConrailMan5]

Minnesota commercial has a few exotic Alcos and GE's.

[DT&I]

If you're talking scenic lines too then the TLEW, CVSR, and there is a RDG painted unit in PA. The Morristown & Erie moves freight with their Alcos in northern NJ as well.

[GTW6401]

The Apache Railway.

[Josh]

Western New York and Pennsylvania http://www.wnyprr.com/‎

Arkansas Missouri http://www.amrailroad.com/‎

Weren't the Arkansas Missouri Alcos replaced with SD70ACes? Or were those just added to the roster?

[AARR]

Western New York and Pennsylvania http://www.wnyprr.com/‎

Arkansas Missouri http://www.amrailroad.com/‎

Weren't the Arkansas Missouri Alcos replaced with SD70ACes? Or were those just added to the roster?

The SD70ACes were added to the roster and replaced C420's on their road freight but the locals and yard jobs are still performed with ALCo's...for now.

[SousaKerry]

Couple more.

Michigan Southern has an RS3? not sure if it is used much.

Napa Valley runs FA-4 carbodies that have been re-engined.

Cuyahoga Valley http://www.cvsr.com/ has several FA units and a C-420 that I know of.

Check out the AlcoDeisel yahoo group they can tell you for sure where any operating unit is at any given time. http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ALCOdiesel/info The owner of the group puts out a monthly newsletter on the disposition and location of every Alco Diesel ever produced, although there is a subscription rate and I have not gotten it in years.

[SD80MAC]

The Michigan Southern Alcos were cut up almost 2 years ago.

[ConrailMan5]

Couple more.

Michigan Southern has an RS3? not sure if it is used much.

Napa Valley runs FA-4 carbodies that have been re-engined.

Cuyahoga Valley http://www.cvsr.com/ has several FA units and a C-420 that I know of.

Check out the AlcoDeisel yahoo group they can tell you for sure where any operating unit is at any given time. http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ALCOdiesel/info The owner of the group puts out a monthly newsletter on the disposition and location of every Alco Diesel ever produced, although there is a subscription rate and I have not gotten it in years.

Last time I was there they also had an rs2/3 on the property, don't know exactly which model though. Cuyahoga valley that is

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Does the Minnesota, Dakota & Western (MDW) still have an Alco on its roster?

[bluestreak81]

Does anyone have any information as to what happened to ex-Lubrizol 8485 that was donated to the Cuyahoga Valley Line (now Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad) around 1990? It was scheduled to be restored to operating status by 1993. Last I saw of it, it had been parked on a spur in Jaite for a few years (1992-1994?), perhaps to be used as parts-only. I don't think it ever ran or was ever restored after being donated to the Cuyahoga Valley Line. They painted it to match the then CVL paint scheme. My best guess it that it was scrapped. Here's a link to a photo of it on Morscher's website:

http://www.morscher.com/rr/1991/19910202_05.jpg

And an updated photo after the CVL began repainting it into the D&H paint scheme:
http://www.morscher.com/rr/1991/19910623_01.jpg