Penn Central Locomotive
Photo Archive
the RS-3M


 

   The RS-3M (or what do you do when your Alco switchers are getting tired,
you have a surplus of Es and no $$$ )

 

RS-3M

 Location & information

Date

Photo Credit

 9950 unknown location   April 1975 Barry Hollingsworth 
 9951  Baltimore MD  May 14, 1977  James P Marcus
9952  Charlotte NY  March 1975  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

 

9953

 Wilson NY
on the west end of the Hojack Line

 July 6, 1974

 Jim Hebner

 

9953

 Wilson NY
on the west end of the Hojack Line

 July 6, 1974

 Jim Hebner

   9953  Williamson NY Dec 29, 1975

 Jim Hebner

 

9955

 Danbury CT

 Dec 7, 1975

 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

 9960  West 72nd St Yards NY June 27, 1976    from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 

9961

 Rochester NY

 Sept 19, 1976

  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

 9962  Brewster NY  May 1975    from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
  9965
BUFFALO, NY.
Former number: PC 5241-NYC 8241 visit Arnold Morscher's web site
 12/22/77

 Arnold Morscher

   9969

 Harmon NY

 August 3, 1975

 Alen Miller

 

9969  New York NY
West 72nd St yard

 August 8, 1975

 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

   9969

 Danbury CT

 August 1978

 Ed Blackman

   9972

 Hartford CT

 April 29, 1979

 Ralph Phillips

   9973

 West Springfiled MA
former NH 522
former PC 5532

 March 5, 1977

 Clayton F. Sherry

 

9980  Danbury CT

 Dec 15, 1975

 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

 

73600  Altoona PA
an interesting part of the RS-3M story - how do you transport old E-unit 567 engines fron Altoona to Dewitt - in an old F7 B unit

 May 14, 1977

 David Hamley
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

 PC#  Rebuild Date  Rebuild Shop  Former #  Notes
 9950  April 1972  Altoona  PC 5477 NH535  no short hood
 9951  July 1973  Altoona  PC5230
NYC 8230
 low short hood
 9952  July 1973 Dewitt   PC 5240
NYC 8240
 
 9953  September 1973  Dewitt  PC 5242
NYC 8242 
 
 9954 November 1973   Dewitt   PC 5227  
 9955 December 1973   Dewitt  PC 5526
NH 519 
 
 9956 January 1974   Dewitt  PC 5470
PRR 8470 
 
 9957 March 1974   Dewitt   PC 5342
NYC 8342
 
9958  April 1974   Dewitt   PC5260
PRR 5538
PRR 8838
 
 9959 May 1974   Wilmington PC 5400
PRR 8600 
 
 9960 May 1974   Dewitt  PC 5589
NH 546 
 
 9961 June 1974  Dewitt  PC 5228
NYC 8228 
 
9962  July 1974   Dewitt  PC 5487
NH 556 
 
9963  Sept 1974   Dewitt  PC 5257
NYC 8247 
 
 9964 August 1974   Dewitt  PC 5243
NYC 8243 
 
 9965 October 1974   Dewitt  PC 5241
NYC 8241 
 
 9966  November 1974  Dewitt  PC 5318
NYC 8318 
 
 9967 December 1974  Wilmington PC 5555
PRR 8855 
 
9968  December 1974   Dewitt  PC 5333
NYC 8333 
 
9969   January1975  Dewitt  PC 5288
NYC 8288 
 
9970   February 1975  Dewitt  PC 5403
PRR 8603 
 
 9971 March 1975   Dewitt  PC 5238
NYC 8238 
 
 9972 April 1975   Dewitt  PC 5464
PRR 8464 
 
 9973 May 1975   Dewitt  PC 5532
NH 522 
 
 9974 November 1975   Dewitt / Wilmington  PC 5328
NYC 8328
 
9975   June 1975  Dewitt  PC 5578
PRR 8478
 
9976   July 1975  Dewitt  PC 5508
NYC 8266
 
9977   September 1975  Dewitt   PC 5290 NYC 9280  
 9978  October 1975  Dewitt   PC 5405
PRR 8605
 
 9979 November 1975   Dewitt   PC 554
NH 530
 
 9980 December 1975   Dewitt  PC 5590
NH 549 
 
 9981 Jan 1976   Dewitt  PC 5585
NH 541
 

 9982

February 1976

 Dewitt 

 PC 5364 NYC 8847 

 
 9983  March 1976  Dewitt  PC5596 NH559   
   

 Completed by Conrail

   
 9984  April 1976  Dewitt  PC 5260
NYC 8260 
 
 9985  May 1976  Dewitt  PC5439
NH 543 
 
 9986  June 1976  Dewitt   PC 5239 NYC 8239  
 9987 August 1976   Dewitt   PC 5327
NYC 8327
 
 9988  Sept 1976 Dewitt    PC5362
PRR 5542
PRR 8842
 
   

 There were more by Conrail

   

   

 There were more by Conrail

   
 9903      CR 5248
EL 1029
Erie 1029
 
 9904       CR 5229
EL 1007
Erie 1007