Antiquated equipment retained by Class 1's

EDM · **Posted:** Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:30 am

The term 'high hood Alco' may be a bit confusing here. It usually refers to one of the pre S-1 or S-2 switchers, 531 or 538 powered, and not a Century or RS-11 et al with a high short hood.

cood101 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:18 am **Posts:** 198

EDM wrote:

The term 'high hood Alco' may be a bit confusing here. It usually refers to one of the pre S-1 or S-2 switchers, 531 or 538 powered, and not a Century or RS-11 et al with a high short hood.

Ah, My mistake. The Diesel Shop lists 3 HH660s as still running outside of museums as of 03/06/15.

RELCO: 601 and 607
SMS 603

Possibly RELCO 604 as well, though it may have been scrapped, last info I can find on it is from 2008.

scottychaos · **Posted:** Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:48 pm

Union Pacific is probably still using this caboose in work train service:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2175441

Built by the Lehigh Valley in Sayre PA in 1946.
70 years old, and still in use by a Class-1 Railroad..

Scot

dwither1 · **Joined:** Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:43 pm **Posts:** 46

Not class 1, but at one time Sperry Rail Service had some ancient equipment. Are these still around?

Andy J · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:36 am **Posts:** 63

Here is a real gem, spotted along the old N&W main...The photo is from Krunk.org, several more photos at the link.

http://www.krunk.org/~joeshaw/pics/nw/

o484 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2016 3:47 pm

NS has this on their work train.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=3363169

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1270

The BNSF has a Fort Worth & Denver caboose painted as Great Northern in transfer service here in Seattle. http://archive.seattleweekly.com/home/9 ... ed-caboose

Lincoln Penn · **Joined:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:40 pm **Posts:** 841

UP has (or had) a diner on the Pocatello, ID derrick train that was built in 1905.

usaf_andrew · **Joined:** Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:32 pm **Posts:** 30

John T wrote:

The crane at Spruce Pine is on the property of the Mitchel Lbr. Co. Bud Phillips, owner of the lumber company, bought the crane in 1993. Bud died a year or so ago so the crane's future is uncertain. It last worked for CSX out of Waycross, GA.

I believe I heard that the NCTM acquired this crane recently. Might not be this one, but they did get a donation of a large CSX crane.