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12/18/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:6/1/1950 - 6/1/1970
Album Info:These are large b&w photos of Alco built RS1's for the Long Island Railroad. Very few dates and locations were listed on the photos. Since I'm not familiar with the NY area, please leave a comment if you recognize the location.
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LIRR RS1 #462 - Long Island RR
Title:  LIRR RS1 #462 - Long Island RR
Description:  Built by Alco in 1948, this road switcher coming around the curve with its passenger train was a 1000 hp model with an engine weight of 249,000 lb and tractive effort of 34,000 lb. Date is approximate. John Krause photo
Photo Date:  6/1/1950  Upload Date: 6/6/2014 10:06:31 PM
Location:  Unknown, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  LI 462(RS1)
Views:  1370   Comments: 2
LIRR RS1 #464 - Long Island RR
Title:  LIRR RS1 #464 - Long Island RR
Description:  This Alco road switcher was built between 1948-49 (bldr # 76227) produced 1000 hp, had a tractive effort of 34,00 lb, and an engine weight of 249,700 lb. With Tom Beckett's help (see comment below), the location may be Hicksville, NY. Date is approximate. No photographer listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1950  Upload Date: 6/6/2014 10:06:52 PM
Location:  Hicksville, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  LI 464(RS1)
Views:  737   Comments: 3
LIRR RS1 #465 - Long Island RR
Title:  LIRR RS1 #465 - Long Island RR
Description:  Built by Alco in 1949, #465 was a 1000 hp road swticher sporting the early style large battleship numbers on the side. Date is approximate. No photographer listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1950  Upload Date: 6/6/2014 10:07:12 PM
Location:  Unknown, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  LI 465(RS1)
Views:  400   Comments: 2
LIRR RS1 #466 - Long Island RR
Title:  LIRR RS1 #466 - Long Island RR
Description:  Built in 1950 by Alco for the Long Island RR, this road switcher was an all purpose locomotive with a 1000 hp power unit and produced a tractive effort of 34,000 lb. Here it is team up with other switchers to haul a string of freight cars near Fresh Pond tower. Date is approximate. No photographer listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1960  Upload Date: 6/6/2014 10:07:34 PM
Location:  Fresh Pond Junction, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  LI 466(RS1)
Views:  444   Comments: 3
LIRR RS1 #466 - Long Island RR
Title:  LIRR RS1 #466 - Long Island RR
Description:  #466 is again heading up a string of road switchers hauling loaded coal cars and kicking up a dense cloud of smoking doing so. With Tom Beckett's help (see comment below), the location has been identified as the Mt Olivet grade in Maspeth on the Montauk Branch in Queens. Date is approximate. No photographer listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1960  Upload Date: 6/6/2014 10:07:51 PM
Location:  Maspeth, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  LI 466(RS1)
Views:  390   Comments: 3
LIRR RS1 #467, 468 & 469 - Long Isalnd RR
Title:  LIRR RS1 #467, 468 & 469 - Long Isalnd RR
Description:  The consecutively number trio of RS1's hauls stone near the Fresh Pond junction on this April day in 1968. A note on the back of the photo states "Stone Xtra" No photographer listed
Photo Date:  4/21/1968  Upload Date: 6/6/2014 10:08:33 PM
Location:  Fresh Pond Junction, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  LI 467(RS1) LI 468(RS1) LI 469(RS1)
Views:  929   Comments: 1
LIRR RS1 #467 - Long Island RR
Title:  LIRR RS1 #467 - Long Island RR
Description:  Heading up a lash up of other Alco road switchers is #467. This 1950 Alco unit moves into the 1970's and will eventually be sold to first WTOH and then resold to IHRC before being renumbered 167. With Tom Beckett's help (see comment below), the location may be on the Montauk Branch near 80th Street in Queens.Date is approximate. No photographer listed for this photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1970  Upload Date: 6/6/2014 10:08:12 PM
Location:  Queens (Borough), NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  LI 467(RS1)
Views:  806   Comments: 2


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