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151. Alaska Railroad
Number 1052 RF1 a classic photo of a rare locomotive seen no where but on
the Alaska Railroad where they were ordered built from war surplus RSD1
Alco locomotives. |
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152. The front pilot of 2-8-4
Mountain Number 801 looms over the switch maintainer. The challenge of keeping
the points, throwbars and switch stands functioning in sub zero weather
was constant. |
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153. Nice detail view of RSD1
Number 1035 next to the Diesel house. |
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154. RSD 1 Number 1030 in
black with yellow trim behind the Diesel shop. |
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155. Alaska Railroad Number
1203 is one of four 600HP SW1 locomotives on the Roster. They were used
in the Anchorage Yard and Elmendorf and Fort Richardson to do local switching.
They faded to a baby blue with yellow stripes and black lettering. |
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156. RSD1 Number 1017 obtained
an odd one of a kind paint job. Cannot tell from the photo if it is Blue
or Black with yellow stripe and lettering. Glad it did not catch on. |
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157. RF1 B unit 1075 demonstrates
a common feature on these locomotive bodies. Notice the vertical grab irons
are all recessed into a half tube indentation in the car side. Remember
these were built over the RSD1 chassis. Postulation is that once the car
body was built adding the grab irons would exceed normal width limitations.
The solution was to recess the grab irons. |
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158. ARR F7 Number 1502 in
MU with a pair of GP7u locomotives with a North bound freight near Wasilla. |
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159. Alaska Railroad Number
562 was a GI class s160 and the only one built by Alco that made it to Alaska.
All her other 11 sisters were built by Baldwin. While virtually identical
in performance and appearance, you could find Alco casting marks on some
of the parts like the cylinder block. |
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160. Alaska Railroad FP7 1514
in the original EMD applied blue and yellow paint scheme. She was the last
FP7 built by EMD. |
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161. Alaska Railroad F7 1502
is hear paired with F7 B 1503 shortly after arrival in 1952. Both locomotives
have extended fuel tanks as seen here protruding beyond the skirt. That
is FP7 #1514 on the far end. The FP7 units were equipped with steam generators
to heat the passenger cars of the day. |
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162. 1502, 1503 and 1514 next
to the Diesel shop in Anchorage. |
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163. Alco RF1 b unit Number
1053 next to the Diesel Shop in Anchorage. This is the location of the present
day fueling rack. |
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164. Just leaving the North
end of the Mears Memorial bridge with a gravel train is the Nenana yard
switcher Number 318 an ex U.S. Army 0-6-0. |
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165. See description #164 |
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166. See description #164 |
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167. See description #164 |
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168. See description #164 |
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169. See description #164 |
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170. See description #164 |
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171. See description #164 |
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172. See description #164 |
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173. See description #164 |
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174. See description #164 |
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175. See description #164 |
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176. See description #164 |
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177. Alaska Steamship Co.
added a new twist in 1963 with the Trainship Alaska III which was an enclosed
railroad ferry with a capacity of 50 rail cars. She is seen here on her
first arrival in Whittier. Over the next 11 years she completed 500 round
trips between New Westminster BC and Whittier. |
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178. Trainship Alaska III
was created for service from gulf ports to Cuba and was not built in the
United States. As a result it did not meet the Jones Act requirements for
only American bottoms in service between U.S. ports. As a result it was
limited to service between Whittier and Prince Rupert BC as a southern terminus. |
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179. As a stern loader the
vessel had to back into the ramp. Here she is opening the stern door for
the approach. An elevator in the bow allowed railcars to be moved down one
deck into the hold. |
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180. Pennsylvania Railroad
Gon 387713 is loaded with pipe as it comes ashore out of the car deck of
the Trainship Alaska III. |