RS-2 and RS-3 Roll Call

NH0401 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:00 am

Not one or two...but FOUR RS-3's located on one property:

NYNH&H 529/AMTK ###/PC####/NYNH&H 529: in regular operation at Thomaston, CT

B&M 1508/SMRR 1508/D&H 1508/B&M1508:operable-to be restored to service

MEC 557/Winnepausaukee 557/Maine Central 557:complete-in of repair

AMTK 140/PC ####/PRR ####: parts supply

All are property of RMNE

DPK

Gary Gray · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:41 am

N&W RS-3 #300 at VMT.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=135794

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:01 pm

Two "D&H" RS3's on the Delaware-Lackawanna RR out of Scranton..........

My notes show CNJ 1554 to Hawk Mountain NRHS years ago; still about somewhere?
WM 195: B&O Museum
N&W 97 (later their 310): Roanoke VMT

eldiner · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:39 am **Posts:** 534

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:

Two "D&H" RS3's on the Delaware-Lackawanna RR out of Scranton..........

They have a third ex-D&H RS3 that is in the process of being put in service. I think 3 RS3's in revenue freight service is noteworthy in 2008-9.

Dave Crosby · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:25 pm

Actually it's 6 RS-3's in Scranton. DL 4118 and DL 4103, former D&H engines that have been running for some time. DL 4068 is another former D&H engine that has just been re-habbed and should hit the road in the next few days (the paint is litterally still drying).

There is a former Reading unit on display at Steamtown, (on loan to the DL from the ARHS, displayed in at the NPS site). Our RS-3 parts donors (one ex NYC, one ex L&HR) can be counted as well.

Crosby

Anthony C. DeBellis · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:58 pm

Double Post, Please Delete

-Anthony

Anthony C. DeBellis · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:59 pm

The Railroad Museum of Long Island has former Long Island Railroad RS-3 1556.

The Nevada Northern also has an RS-3. 105 or 108, not sure one is an RS-2

-Anthony

NH0401 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:50 pm

Unofficial production figures:

383 RS-2

1370 RS-3

Off the top of my head, I would say that extant RS-2's number 1-2% of the total, with RS-3's running about 3-4 %.

DPK

ge44tonner · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:47 pm

The Oklahoma Railway Museum has two RS-3, formerly Magma Copper #2 and #3. #2 is operable and recently painted.
http://www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org/HT ... /RS3s.html

The Midland Railway at Baldwin City KS, has RS-3 formerly NYC 8255, not currently operable, and operable RS-3m (re-engined with EMD 567) former MKT 142.
http://www.midland-ry.org/uploads/image ... C8255a.jpg
http://www.midland-ry.org/uploads/image ... KT142d.jpg

Dan Rohrback

Ron Goldfeder · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:29 pm

The Museum of Transportation in St. Louis has former MP #4502. a 1955 RS-3 that was recently repainted into its original colors.

eldiner · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:39 am **Posts:** 534

Dave Crosby wrote:

Actually it's 6 RS-3's in Scranton. DL 4118 and DL 4103, former D&H engines that have been running for some time. DL 4068 is another former D&H engine that has just been re-habbed and should hit the road in the next few days (the paint is litterally still drying).

There is a former Reading unit on display at Steamtown, (on loan to the DL from the ARHS, displayed in at the NPS site). Our RS-3 parts donors (one ex NYC, one ex L&HR) can be counted as well.

Crosby

I understand all three DL ex-D&H RS3's operated together for the first time today in Scranton, all in the D&H style back and yellow paint scheme. Hopefully one of our Scranton posters give give us a photo.

Dave Crosby · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:15 pm

Ask and ye shall recieve... 3 RS-3's roll through Scranton with 6 loaded and 34 empty cars. Once again as viewed from my office at Bridge 60 Tower.

Stephen Hussar · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:22 pm

Thank you, Dave!

(By the way with a view like that you ought to sign your posts, "Dave Crosby, the luckiest man in the world!")

Stephen

robertmacdowell · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:12 am

That's awesome Dave! It took me a minute to realize those were modern cars in the background and the hopper was bigger than the RS-3's.

Here's my contribution to the roll call:
Green Bay & Western 301 and 303.
Became Ann Arbor 301 and 303. Owned by the Michigan Interstate (operator of the southern Ann Arbor RR.)
Sold to the Southern Michigan Railroad Society, 303 was repainted New York Central 8203 (cigar-band scheme).
SMRS sold them to a private collector, who apparently had no place to put them so they moved only a few miles to Adrian Michigan, in a bad part of town. Both were vandalized, one was torched. Eventually my understanding is they moved to Wisconsin. I don't know their fate.

Boyd Owens · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:14 am

Milwaukee Road RSC-2 #988 at Mid-Continent:

http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/DIESEL/milw988.html