ALco FA Photo Thread!

F-E-FA-PA!!!! TO ME THEY ARE STILL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOCOS EVER MADE!!! TOM

Here's an early GM&O FA1, note that it's a little different:

It has the PA-style drip rail behind the cab, and a slightly smaller headlight casting, which were features on the FA1 demo units (which GM&O also bought.)  It also has the optional roof top number board.  The drip rail was eliminated and headlight casing were changed during the GM&O production order.

And while were at it, the FA2 Demo set:

Rusty

This is doing what I had hoped: Getting some FA pics off hard drives and in a thread to be viewed!  Thanks all!

Here's another from me: Frisco FA #5231 leading a trio of equally nice looking ABA set of EMD F's, with another FA on the end of the consist!

Little brother.

REALLY like the UP FA pic!  Got a larger scan of that you can email me for my KC Lines Proto-Railroads (UP) folder? 

laming at cebridge dot net

Got it off the web searching for alco fa images. There are several others out there.

Rich

Not quite an FA, not quite a PA? Alco exports to Australia. 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/...2082/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14564368@N02/15852988839

Look how the paint weathered.

Another UP................

Nothing like a little Alco smoke....

A few more..

Rich:

Nice pics... wish they were bigger so I could really see them.

Soo Nut:

Weathering is such an interesting study to me.  I like the way that once engines start to weather, each engine typically does so in a way that makes it unique.  To me, this translates well into modeling to add variety to one's roster.

Since we're talking FA's, and since some weathering has been mentioned... here's an FA that offers both topics!

CN/Via FPA4's enjoying the afterlife:

Rusty

Not to hikack the thread but here is a PA that only meets one criteria for quick ID, 6 wheel trucks. No driprail, fuel tank skirting or portholes.

Great thread, thanks for starting it, Andre.  Does anyone have any pictures of the rooftop details of the FA2, especially those with steam generators for passenger service?  GN FA2 road numbers 277A-B were dual service units with boilers, occasionally used out of Seattle for Portland, Vancouver BC and Spokane trains. I would love to model them!

Those Alcos FLY

Couple more FA websnags...

K-K-K-Katy:

Quite possibly my favorite FA paint scheme:

Ooo-La-La, Soo Line:

How's it goin', eh?

Rusty

And numerous roads, the Katy and Rock Island and Frisco among them, re-engine some of their FA's with EMD engines. Most have a humped roof over the car body to accommodate the EMD engine and the twin exhaust stacks.   

Dan  

Actually, the hump was because the rebuild adapted an EMD cooling system.  Rebuilds that used the Alco cooling system didn't have the hump.

Rusty

An original Alco prime mover.