Classic gold!
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SORRY, Steve, but that's an ALCO DL-109, NOT a PA. The PA was a much better looking locomotive. That being said, it's still a SHAME that NOBODY SAVED a DL-109 for posterity.
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1327 is actually a GP9.
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Wow! What a neat shot.
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| Posted by John R on August 7, 2012 | |
It's a DL-109 alright The 621 is featured in a photo from 1963 on page 26 of the Winter 2011 Classic Trains magazine. According to the caption the 621 was nicknamed "Christine" and had been re-engined by EMD in 1953. A great close up photo showing the nose and roof contours.
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A DL109 re-engined with EMD equipment - see roof bulge.
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| Posted by on August 7, 2012 | |
Of course Steve knows it's not a PA (I'm sure he forgot to change the model when he was uploading). Actually, it's "Christine"--the only DL109 that was re-engined with EMD prime movers. Very cool shot!
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Interesting shot.
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| Posted by Sport! on August 8, 2012 | |
Call 'em what you want BUT good golly.... THAT'S ONE HELLUVA OF A MOMENT THERE!
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| Posted by on August 8, 2012 | |
This is golden stuff, Steve! Please share more if you can!
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Hey guys, I'm with you. I thought Christine was a DL-109 too. But I was just following a RR Mag CRI&P roster republished by Wayner Publications in 1996 that said when 621 was built in 1941 it was a "PA-1".
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Rock Island DL-109 was built by Alco in October 1941. but in June 1953, it was rebuilt with a pair of EMD 12-567B prime movers (replacing the Alco 539s with which it was delivered), acquiring the unsightly hump to the roofline in the process. Top speed was also dropped from the original 120 mph down to just 80 mph with the conversion. Great catch!
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