The ALCO FA is a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and General Electric in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959.

Alco FA: Running in the Shadow by R.Craig Rutherford Extra 2200 South (March-April 1972) Extra 2200 South (Jan.-Feb. and March-April 1973)

2024年12月21日 · The FA used a B-B truck arrangement, which could produce a continuous 46,000 pounds of tractive effort and reach a top speed of around 65 mph. When production ended on the FA-1, Alco was able to sell 672 A and B units to nearly twenty domestic railroads (including those built at its Montreal Locomotive Works for Canadian roads).

2024年1月9日 · In 1946, ALCO (in partnership with General Electric) introduced a series of locomotive models equipped with their new 244-series engine aimed at three primary markets: A freight cab unit (the FA-1); a passenger cab unit (the PA-1); and a road switcher (the RS-2).

ALCO FA-1 locomotives were purchased by the Central do Brasil in 1948, from American Locomotive Company and were initially numbered 3201-3212. Were used to pull passenger trains linking Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (Santa Cruz) and between Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte (Vera Cruz).

2005年8月2日 · Struggling to compete with GM's dominance, ALCO introduced its first diesel locomotive. the FA-1 in 1945. ALCO realized that there was a tremendous demand to satisfy from the railroads phasing out steam power. The unit was designed as a dual purpose locomotive suitable for freight & passenger service.

The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and General Electric in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead (A unit) FA and cabless booster (B unit) FB models were built.

The FA-1/FB-1, which featured a 1,500 horsepower rating, was built from January 1946 to October 1950 with a 1,600 hp version produced between March and August 1950 (many early models were subsequently upgraded to 1,600 hp). The 1,600 hp FA-2/FB-2 (along with the FPA-2/FPB-2 variants) was built between October 1950 and June 1956.

The FA-1 (and its matching booster, the FB-1) was rated at 1500 horsepower and was designed primarily as a freight hauler. In a market that was becoming dominated by EMD products, the FA-1 came in a distant second due in part to reliability issues with its rushed-to …

The Alco FA: A Working Gal . Alco FA-2 Diagram. Shortly before Alco unveiled the PA to the world in an elaborate ceremony, the company placed the FA-1 in its catalog. (The F for freight, the A for A unit, and the 1 for the first model) The FA looked very similiar to the PA, except that it was shorter and the nose was not as long.