ALCO RS-1 Locomotive Cold Startup

Livonia Avon & Lakeville RR 20 is fired up for the first time this season at the Rochester Genesee Valley Railroad Museum.
Sorry about the lower quality, my hands were too greasy for my good camera!
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[@Trains-With-Shane]

I am also similarly slow to get going first thing in the morning. Glad to see there are some good old Alco RS's still around and in running condition.

[@armandisip2287]

I love the sound of the Buchi turbocharger! It sounds like a canary in the engine.

[@ceconk123]

Reminds me heavily of english electrics

[@UCSPanther20]

I've always liked how rustic the RS1 appears. They would perfect on a logging railroad.

[@EpicThe112]

You are correct also the freezing Arctic conditions in Russia because the US government sent them to Russia as part of Lend Lease

[@UCSPanther20]

The old TEM 2 class switcher shows its Alco pedigree.

[@gretchenchadwick8343]

My son really likes trains especially Alco's like that one. He says many people like them because they are not as common and are built real rugged.

[@DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21]

The great sound i ever heard

[@keeperofsteamstudios6654]

Great shot Kurtis! Gotta love those ALCOs💪💪

[@KurtisHooey]

uga lug lug lug

[@Greatdome99]

Delivered to the Chicago and Western Indiana, sold to Genesee & Wyoming in 1971 to Eastman Kodak (probably Eastman Chemical/Kingsport TN) before ending up here.

[@EpicThe112]

If you look at Russian switcher locomotives from the Soviet Era they almost resemble the RS1 Alco locomotives because the US sent them over to Russia as part of Lend Lease.

[@danielfantino1714]

And to Trans Iranian too.

[@EpicThe112]

@@danielfantino1714 Let me see the Persian corridor/North South trade route

[@user-bq7fd7of1x]

Alco's kick ass!🚂,1:06

[@ScottTaipaleRail]

Sweet footage thanks for posting!

[@desertbob6835]

One by one, worn out cylinders, fed by dribbling injectors, come to life again...maybe. The Buchi-Elliot turbo helps as much as it can.

[@danielfantino1714]

Cool looking inside the beast😊

[@TrainboyRR]

i love the video

[@nicolayu.kotomanoff4358]

Like soviet locomotive TEM-2👍

[@1TruNub]

Honorary steam Engines

[@tomroise9426]

Thank you for sharing. I believe they just donated this unit?

[@KurtisHooey]

This locomotive was donated about 10 years ago. You are probably thinking about the other Alco, which is very similar that was donated a few months ago.

[@user-cv2ud6yf2j]

😂 huffing and puffing

[@percyknowsalot]

semi truck breaking down in my show

[@larskjeldgaard9895]

yes ok

[@drewguild3879]

539 luv

[@Greatdome99]

244?

[@arnoldmorscher5970]

539 engine.

[@danielfantino1714]

539 Turbo originally from McIntosh & Seymour (Ireland)

[@theonl1128]

Throw it away, bad for nature! 😢 shame on you.

[@KurtisHooey]

Only if you take something actually damaging like every single interstate highway along with it. Then we might actually see a difference

[@Russian_Invader]

Ни одна корова за всю жизнь столько не напердит