ALCO FA cabs in preservation. What is the current status of

PCook · **Joined:** Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:16 am **Posts:** 2129

You are right! I did not notice the Idaho National Laboratory logo on the property tag. Possibly reactor fill pump emergency generator engines judging by the water cooled alternators which would require no air flow from the outside. If so, it would probably be seismic rated but not MilSpec High Shock construction. The oil sump construction would generally be flat bottom, not marine type.

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Chris Webster · **Joined:** Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:45 am **Posts:** 1095

wm303 wrote:

602 - Survives - FA2 - L&N 309 - Built May 1956 - Builder Number 80903 - Traded in to GE by L&N - Retired by LIRR with 244 prime mover intact - Owned by Engines Preservation, Inc. - Stored in New Jersey - To be restored to operating condition using parts from a VIA Alco B Unit

This September 19, 2026 video by Railroading Rambler includes a segment showing the former L&N #309 being repainted into the Adirondack paint scheme:
"Old Engine, New Look & Schuyler St Tower Update" Adirondack RR Thendara NY & NYSW Utica NY