ALCO RS-32
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The ALCO RS-32 is a locomotive
of which 35 were produced by ALCO
between June 1961 and June 1962 for two customers: the New York Central Railroad
and the Southern Pacific Company.
One of these locomotives is now owned by the Fillmore and Western Railway.
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
of which 35 were produced by ALCO
American Locomotive Company
The American Locomotive Company, often shortened to ALCO or Alco , was a builder of railroad locomotives in the United States.-Early history:...
between June 1961 and June 1962 for two customers: the New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
and the Southern Pacific Company.
One of these locomotives is now owned by the Fillmore and Western Railway.
Original Owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road Numbers | Notes |
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| New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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renumbered 2020-2044, |
| Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad.... |
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renumbered 4000-4009 |
| Total | 35 |
External links
- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco RS32 and RS36 Original Owners.