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 Post subject: PRR RS-3 8479
PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:26 pm 

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I just saw this on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coolpixmaf/3065934128/

Does this still exist. I didn't know any PRR RS3's still lived on, although in pretty rough shape, or is this of a different heritage?


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 Post subject: Re: PRR RS-3 8479
PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:54 pm 

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There are some shots on the Railroadpicture archives site from March of this year It is apparently owned by the Anthracite Historical group and is supposedly a gutted hulk stripped of pretty much all usable parts


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:59 pm 

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I was told they tried to remove it in the late 90s but were unable to get it to budge even with an SD70MAC. I can't vouch for that personally though.
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 Post subject: Re: PRR RS-3 8479
PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:11 am 

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Scott Markloff wrote:
I didn't know any PRR RS3's still lived on,


A total of Five PRR RS3's are known to survive:

PRR 8445 - Rochester (NY) NRHS - Restored as LV RS3m 211.
PRR 8479 - Anthracite Railroads Historical Society - West Conshohocken, PA
PRR 8481 - Cape May Seashore Line RS3m #8481 - ex-WJSL #92 > CR #9929 > CR/PC RS-3 #5365 > PC #5581 nee PRR #8481 (built 6/52)
PRR 8604 - Florida Gulf Coast Museum RS-3m - ex Amtk 114 - PC 5404 - nee PRR 8604.
PRR 8912 - Railroad Museum of New England - ex Amtk 140 - PC 5562 - nee PRR 8912.

http://gold.mylargescale.com/Scottychao ... /index.htm

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 Post subject: Re: PRR RS-3 8479
PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:30 am 

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If they don't have 244 engines inside, they are not RS-3s. They may look like RS-3s, but they're really not. And, no you can't convince me otherwise.

Howard P.
Amplidyne, CT

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 Post subject: Re: PRR RS-3 8479
PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:59 pm 

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Howard P. wrote:
If they don't have 244 engines inside, they are not RS-3s. They may look like RS-3s, but they're really not. And, no you can't convince me otherwise.

Howard P.
Amplidyne, CT


What he says.

As much as I love the CR RS3m (I wouldn't mind one being part of the CRHS's collection), they're two different beasts (with far different fabrics).

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 Post subject: Re: PRR RS-3 8479
PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:24 pm 

Here is a link to another discussion on this loco.
http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopi ... 96&t=54587


  
 
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