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Pictures of NKP 859
Owner:
Nickel Plate
Model:
Alco RS11
Built As:
NKP 859 (RS11)
Serial Number:
83023
Order No:
21102
Frame Number:
Built:
2/1959
Notes:
NKP Class RS11.
Other locos with this serial:
NW 2859(RS11)
NKP 859(RS11)
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Title:
"The Story Of Alco," Page 51, 1965
Description:
Here is page 12 of a 14-page article by Jerry A. Pinkepank entitled "How To Survive In The Diesel Biz: The Story Of Alco ~ The Durable Competitor." It was published originally in the December 1965 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 51. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Alco fashioned a new notched-nose hood for its 1800 h.p. 251-series V-12 engine in 1956 and produced it as the [RS11] B-B (of which NKP 859 is an example) and the [RSD7] C-C." Photo by Louis E. Marre.
Photo Date:
12/1/1965
Upload Date:
10/2/2023 9:55:49 AM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:
NKP 859(RS11)
CO 6810(RSD7)
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