Pennsylvania Railroad 8479

A good friend of mine told me about this locomotive. So my exploration/co-worker friend decided to go & find it & so we did.
My friend who told me about this engine:
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PRR Alco RS3:
A diesel electric built between May 1950- August 1956. A total of 1418 were produced between that time. With 40 inch wheels & a length of approximately 56 ft 6in, & a weight of 247,000 Ib (112,100 Kg) it produced a tractive effort of 61,775 Ib (28,021 Kg). A top speed of 85 mph (137 km/h), the motor that supported this was a V12 four stroke diesel.
This engine sits in weeds & waits for a day that it can get the love it deserves. Although this engine has missing parts, it still could have a chance at some kind of survival.
#train #ghosttrain #pennsylvaniarailroad #dieselengine

[@josephskuse9115]

Wow! The vultures picked it clean!! It’s a shell now!!

[@Lil_Pennsy]

Sadly

[@lancomedic]

If you search PRR 8479 you can find pictures of this locomotive while it was still in service and also when it was parked alongside the shops in Reading, PA. You can also find the sad last few years of its history.

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

I just came across this video ... Subscribed!!! 👍

[@Lil_Pennsy]

💪💯

[@hoscalereadingrailroadhobb6314]

Alco RS-3.

[@Lil_Pennsy]

Yep

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

Man its looking worse than ever! Hope sombody saves it....

[@Lil_Pennsy]

Not much anyone can really do, in a lot of weeds & hidden from sight

[@TopHotDog]

Way,way,beyond saving.

[@Lil_Pennsy]

@TopHotDog you never know, could be a good cosmetic

[@TopHotDog]

@@Lil_Pennsy but who would pay for it? many more salvageable units went to the scrapper for the lack of $s&¢s.

[@Lil_Pennsy]

@TopHotDog yeah. Anything is possible but hopefully this engine doesn’t get completely scrapped.

[@lembriggs1075]

Great video! You guys sure know your locomotives! Do you think they’ll restore it? I think it has a lot of potential. That’s back in the good, after war, EMD years when railroads first started to dieselize their locomotive fleet.

[@Lil_Pennsy]

I honestly don’t think it would get restored but you never know.

[@PRR5406]

It was in running condition when parked. Heavy vandalism made it totally worthless, but from what I see, it appears she’s been harvested for parts to restore other ALCO RS3’s.

[@Lil_Pennsy]

I believe it, it is sad to see it like that

[@Mauscmkwk]

It ain’t got no gas in it😊

[@Lil_Pennsy]

Ain’t that the truth😂

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Great video. Like me!

[@davemckolanis4683]

Sad To See An Old Abandoned And Stripped Locomotive Like That. It's A Wonder The PRR Left It There Instead Of Scrapping It Out...

[@shortliner68]

Interesting that the engine still has the smaller numbers below the cab windows, instead of the larger numbers found on diesels later on. Taken out of service long ago before the number change? Just curious....is the engine sitting on a disused spur track or siding that still connects to an active track, or is the track completely isolated?

[@Lil_Pennsy]

The track that it was on was completely covered by weeds, next to what I think is now a disused yard next to the mainline

[@lancomedic]

@@Lil_Pennsy Where approximately is that? Don't be specific, What state is it in?

[@Lil_Pennsy]

@lancomedic it is in Southeast PA not to far from where I live along the Harrisburg line, I won’t say where exactly do to the fact some might do more

[@lancomedic]

@@Lil_Pennsy Thanks, I guess it surprises me that Conrail didn't sell it to a scrapper and scrap it on the spot. The PRR ceased existing 55 years ago so it is really frozen in time.

[@Lil_Pennsy]

@lancomedic it really is. I’m gonna guess Conrail didn’t know about this locomotive, but that’s just me

[@willhazyblue]

Thats an ALCO RS2 or RS3 probobly built in the late 1940's

[@Lil_Pennsy]

RS3 💯

[@motorheadrocker6504]

Looks like no rails, it’s just sitting on the ground 😮

[@Lil_Pennsy]

They are buried beneath the ground😂

[@danshobbies13]

Spray a little starter fluid in the engine, should start right up. 😂

[@Lil_Pennsy]

😂 I wish that’d be funny

[@Photonic64]

I have the property to relocate it and place it next to the old mainline... I just need money now...

[@Lil_Pennsy]

Don’t we all 😂, & where might that be somewhat

[@Photonic64]

@@Lil_Pennsy 1/4 mile east of the old Westmoreland Coal company before you hit Jeanette

[@Lil_Pennsy]

@Photonic64 west PA?

[@Photonic64]

Yep@@Lil_Pennsy

[@Lil_Pennsy]

Hmm

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Gee, I wonder if the "builder's plates" were still attached to the side frames ...... just kidding.

[@Lil_Pennsy]

😂😂

[@dennisrichardville4988]

Scrap

[@Lil_Pennsy]

Anything is possible

[@user-ee4xg3gu4d]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@Lil_Pennsy]

Yeah it is sad. I have had thoughts about doing something but I don’t have money😂

[@tonyromano6220]

Looks like a RS3.

[@Lil_Pennsy]

It is

[@chrisoconnell5143]

Alco RS 3 ??

[@Lil_Pennsy]

Yes

[@alishalama3650]

abandoed locom otives🔔🚦
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train🚂🛤⌚️