Alco at Strong Steel
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Alco at Strong Steel
The Alco used to move gondolas around at Strong Steel in Detroit has been derailed for a few months.
Alco off the rails in Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Alco off the rails in Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Re: Alco at Strong Steel
Looks like someone screwed up.
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Re: Alco at Strong Steel
Looks like a track bumper that did the job.chapmaja wrote:Looks like someone screwed up.
Apparently a S-1 body with some kind of replacement engine inside.
I wonder if WABTEC/Relco approves?
Re: Alco at Strong Steel
DaveO wrote:Looks like a track bumper that did the job.chapmaja wrote:Looks like someone screwed up.
Apparently a S-1 body with some kind of replacement engine inside.
I wonder if WABTEC/Relco approves?
I almost wonder if there isn't some sort of contract dispute since the OP says its been that way for months. It's harder to get a locomotive from a property if its derailed than if its on the rails. Since it has been like this for awhile, it might be an ongoing dispute, or an industry that is shut down /slowed down due to COVID-19, and doesn't need the use of the equipment.
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Re: Alco at Strong Steel
Anyone know the history on this one? I've heard mixed things about this one that its got a replacement body on a different frame and yadda yadda yadda...
Also trying to ID the repowered ALCO and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Kzoo.
Also trying to ID the repowered ALCO and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Kzoo.
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Re: Alco at Strong Steel
According to the Winkworth site it is formerly Pickens Railroad S1 #7.MQT1223 wrote:Also trying to ID the repowered ALCO and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Kzoo.
http://winkworth.family/railmisc/upjohn/index.htm
Re: Alco at Strong Steel
Does not look repowered to me.
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Re: Alco at Strong Steel
Mary Jane is from Mendon, a lot of employees from there worked at Upjohn.
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Re: Alco at Strong Steel
From what I've been told and by several sources at Grand Elk it has a Cat Prime Mover in it now, unless your talking about the pictured Alco.12Bridge wrote:Does not look repowered to me.
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Re: Alco at Strong Steel
I have ridden on both Alcos, Pick 6 and Pick 7. Both were reengined by the Pickens shop when still used at the Pickens RR.
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