Amtrak Photo Archive
an unofficial Amtrak site
the RS-1 Alco Switchers


 

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   #  Location & Information  Date  Photo Credit
 40  Washington DC
Ivy City Terminal - before Amtrak took over terminal operations
never was an Amtrak Loco
 Fall 1977  GR Harper
 40  Washington DC
Washington Terminal
 September 1979  from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
 43   Washington DC
Washington Terminal
 July 1980  Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy
44  Washington DC
built July 1945 ( builder #73763)
Washington Terminal - before Amtrak took over terminal operations
 unknown  from the
collection of
JL Hunt
  45 Washington DC 1984  
46  Washington DC
built Sept 1945
( builder # 74314 )
 August 1976  Dick Leonhardt
 46  Washington DC  Nov 23, 1984  John Benson
46 Washington DC  February 1985  Frank Litzenburg
47  Washington DC
built Sept 1945
( builder # 74315 )
former Washington Terminal
 August 1977  Dick Leonhardt
   47  Washington DC   Nov 16 1984  Joe Kmetz
47  Owego NY
Newly arrived on the Tioga Central
Visit Arnie Morscher's Rail Photo Site to see more of his photos
 October 9, 1988  Arnie Morscher
47  Owego NY
Newly arrived on the Tioga Central
Visit Arnie Morscher's Rail Photo Site to see more of his photos
 October 9, 1988  Arnie Morscher
   57 New Hope & Ivyland Alco RS1 #57 (ex-Washington Terminal #57, later Black River & Western #57, East Penn #57, Penn Eastern #57) sold to Black River & Western 19?? Sold to private owner 1995,
Moved to East Penn Ry. 10/97
never was an Amtrak Loco
   
   58  sold to Black River & Western??
BR&W scrapped 1991
never was an Amtrak Loco
   
   59  Washington DC
built Dec 1948 ( builder #762218 ) I'm not sure who is the star in this shot - the RS-1 or one of the former FT B-units that the Southern rebuilt as steam generator cars
 June 1978  Dick Leonhardt
  59 Washington Terminal/Amtrak 59 was busy switching Metroliner cars next to Washington Union Stations' interlocking tower  Oct 10, 1984  Chip Sherman
62 Washington Union Sta
built March 1950
( builder #77474 )
Washington Terminal RS-1 #62 at Wash Union Station
Waiting to switch some private cars with a few ex-B&O RDC leaving in
the background.
Sept 1984  Gary Morris 

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This archive was first accessed August 1996