20-22158-1 JERSEY CENTRAL RS3 PHASE 1B #1553-O QuickBooks water-cooled

water-cooled

ECM pod and external fuel tanks are removable and interchangeable even after assembly

It was jointly available in our store and the "Whistlestop Souvenirs" stadium gift shop

seen hauling freight as well as leading local passenger services in the 1950's

0 system for unprecedented value and fun

20-22158-1 JERSEY CENTRAL RS3 PHASE 1B #1553-O QuickBooks water-cooledBy the time the first RS 3's rolled off the assembly line in 1950, Alco had refined its road switcher concept to create "a truly universal locomotive which could do anything and go almost anywhere," in the words of author J. W. Swanson in New Haven Power. In contrast with its predecessor, the 1000 hp RS 1, the 1600 hp RS 3 had all the power of a road diesel of its time and could boil along at up to 80 mph. For awhile in the early 1950's, ALCO looked