N SP&S Alco RS-3 - 1
1. Two road numbers and a unnumbered engine are available.
T
he Hobby Smith in Portland, OR, has commissioned
from Atlas a custom run from of N scale Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Alco RS-3 diesels in the as-delivered
tiger stripe maroon and olive green scheme.
he 1600 hp RS-3 was a true multipurpose road switcher and
the SP&S acquired a total of 29. Numbers 65-82 were Phase I
units delivered from 1950 to 1953. 83 and 84 were the former
GN 231 and 232, acquired in 1959, and 90 through 98 were in
Phase III bodies, bought in 1955.
by Joe Brugger
N scale SP&S Alco RS-3
A hobby store and Atlas combine
efforts
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MRH-Aug 2014