The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500–1,600 horsepower (1,100–1,200 kW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1946 to 1950. ALCO introduced the model after World War II as an improvement on the ALCO RS-1. [2] Between 1946 and 1950, 377 examples of the RS-2 were built, primarily for American and Canadian ...

St. Louis & Belleville Electric Ry. Source of information: Extra 2200 South, Diesel Era, The Short Line, and The Canadian Trackside Guide. Additional info provided by Martin Baumann, R. Craig and Keith Robinson.

Dec 27, 2024 · The RS2 was Alco's second entrant in its Road Switcher series. Buoyed by the success of its earlier RS1 model, the American Locomotive Company released a more powerful version following the end of World War II.

Jan 9, 2024 · The RS-2 was introduced by ALCO in 1946, one of several models to pioneer the company's new 244-series engine. Similar in concept to ALCO's first road switcher (the RS-1 from 1941) the RS-2 used a lowered hood with the cab offset from one end, and a straight underframe riding on four-wheel trucks.

The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500–1,600 horsepower (1,100–1,200 kW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1946 to 1950.

All RS-2s were originally painted black with yellow lining/lettering. Yellow zebra stripes were applied later. The original 244 engines were equipped with air coolers. Later in life, most were reconfigured with water coolers. (The configuration can be determined by the orientation of the exhaust stack on the long hood.

The RS-2 was built between 1946 and 1950, with 368 examples being built at ALCO and nine in Montreal. It differed from the RS-1 mainly in the new 244 series V12 engine with 1,500 hp and a slightly more rounded body.

Jan 23, 2009 · What year did Alco introduce the RS-2? What distinguished it from the original RS-1? Also I know it had a lot to do with marketing and EMD's dominance, but was there an operating or cost reason why most roads globbed onto the later EMD geeps instead of buying up earlier produced Alco road switchers?

Atlas N RS-2 Locomotive After a successful first run of road switchers (The RS-1), Alco’s second attempt at a versatile four-axle locomotive came in late 1946. This was the stylized RS-2, keeping similar features as the RS-1 (Long carbody and short front nose), but with many upgrades.

The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500 hp (1.125 MW), B-B road switcher railroad locomotive. It was manufactured by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from October 1946 to May 1950, and 383 were produced — 366 for American railroads, and 17 for Canadian railroads. It has a single, 12 cylinder, model 244 engine.