Comments on: Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Alco/GE RS-1 #255 is shown passing through Capreol, Ontario in April 1966. The 255 was built by Alco/GE (both shown on the builder’s plate), s/n 77173, October 1949. I have no idea where the unit was headed.

By: First954

First954 — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 11:49:16 +0000

You could say that the GMD-1 was GM’s version of the Alco RS-1 even though the RS-1 was produced many years before the GM version.

In my picture, the unit was headed westbound through Capreol.

By: MrDan

MrDan — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 02:48:53 +0000

Steve, think of it as an Alco S2 (basically the same long hood, and 1000hp 539T engine) on a longer frame, with a short hood (for optional S/G), and road trucks.

By: MrDan

MrDan — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 02:41:27 +0000

According to an old issue of UCRS (#240, January 1966), 5 of these C&WI RS1′s (252, 255, 256, 260 & 263) were briefly leased by CN for passenger switching around the station in Winnipeg MB, as they had steam generators.

By: First954

First954 — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:14:02 +0000

That is pretty much how all of the RS-1s looked. Grand Trunk Western got the last two produced for a US railroad in November 1957 as their 1950 and 1951. MLW built only 3 RS-1s in March 1954 and these apparently went to the NdeM in Mexico. 469 RS-1s were built from March 1941 to March 1960, an incredible run.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:27:59 +0000

What an odd looking thing.

By: jakirkman

jakirkman — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:01:51 +0000

C&WI roster indicates that the unit was sold to Precision National, but it doesn’t show up in any of the PNC rosters that I’ve checked.