Saturday, April 2, 2022

ALCO's

 I was able to obtain several RSD-15s at a good price.   Three of them will be lettered for the Modoc and Lassen, two will remain as Southern Pacific, and two are being repainted and lettered for the Gorre and Daphetid.   

I know John Allen disliked diesels, but his railroad was set in the first half of the 20th century.   Mine is set in the 1950's to the early 1970's.   Economics was the driving force in railroads dieselizing.   As such, the Gorre and Daphetid would have also done so if reluctantly.  

In addition to the two RSD-15s I have also painted and lettered an ALCO Century 636 for the Gorre and Daphetid.   Except for one steam locomotive that appeared on the G&D roster for a brief time all of them were numbered lower than 100.  For the diesels I have started with 100 and gone up to 132 for a fictitious roster including other RS and RSD locomotives along with other century series engines.   Below are two photos of the C636 and one of the RSD-15's as painted for the Gorre and Daphetid.  The other RSD-15 is numbered 106. 





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