"new" RS-3 at TVRM

Newriver400 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:44 pm

Looks like an SW1 at OERM. I checked it out and they are doing a beautiful restoration (I assume to running order). Not to sound harsh, but insulting an ALCO RS3's good name by mis-labeling an SW1 as one is almost as bad as confusing dismals with real, er steam, locomotives. Further RS3's weren't in production until after WWII.

Howard P. · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:01 am

Hey, hey, Mike, they're both great! Each has their own unique "qualities"! Kind of like brunettes and redheads, you know?

Howard P.

MP 6, NAUG
home to both SW1 and RS-3s...

Newriver400 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:53 am

Howard P. wrote:

Hey, hey, Mike, they're both great! Each has their own unique "qualities"! Kind of like brunettes and redheads, you know?

Yes, Howard... I did say the restoration work at OERM looked fantastic. It is the type of restoration I like to see - factory showroom condition and reliability, or lack thereof...

Mike
Back on the New River Railway, MP 9...

Still have those bulbs if you need them...

daylight4449 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:50 pm

What happened to 520? Last I heard she was parked where she broke. I'm more concerned as to who has the keys right now, and what went wrong with the unit itself...