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Uncataloged RailKing O Gauge RS-3 Diesel Locomotives Announced
April 29, 2021 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive RailKing O Gauge RS-3 Diesel Locomotive in Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad livery for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Patrick's Trains in Wheeling, West Virginia. The locomotive is available in three cab numbers making it easy to build a 3-unit lashup for DCS operation. Each is available in very limited quantities on a first-come, first-served basis. Anticipated delivery is August 2021 Item No. 30-20845-1 Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad RS-3 Diesel Engine With Proto-Sound 3.0 Item No. 30-20846-1 Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad RS-3 Diesel Engine With Proto-Sound 3.0 Item No. 30-20847-1 Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad RS-3 Diesel Engine With Proto-Sound 3.0 ABOUT THE RAILKING RS-3 DIESEL ENGINE By the time the first RS-3's rolled off the assembly line in 1950, Alco had refined its road switcher concept to create "a truly universal locomotive which could do anything and go almost anywhere," in the words of author J.W. Swanson in New Haven Power. In contrast with its predecessor, the 1000 hp RS-1, the 1600 hp RS-3 had all the power of a road diesel of its time and could boil along at up to 80 mph. For awhile in the early 1950's, ALCO looked like a true contender in the burgeoning road switcher market. RS-3's could be found on a majority of class one railroads doing everything from switching and transfer duties to mainline freight and even passenger and commuter service. Ultimately, however, the RS-3 took a distant second place to Electro-Motive's GP7 and GP9 in sales volume. Perhaps what doomed Alco was EMD's already-commanding lead in the road diesel market - in part because EMD's FT was the only road diesel allowed to be produced during World War II, when diesels began their takeover of American railroads. Other builders were relegated to producing diesel switchers until the conflict ended. Order directly from: Patrick's Trains | |||||||
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