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ALCo RS-3M #1201
Built by American Locomotive Company (ALCo) in 1951, #1201, nicknamed "Lulubell", serves as Cape Cod Central's backup
motive power.
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Stats:
| Road Number: | | 1201 |
| Engine: | | EMD 645BC diesel engine - 12 cylinder, 2 cycle* |
| Horsepower: | | 1200 |
| Length (Between Coupler Pulling Faces): | | 55' 11 3/4" |
| Width: | | 10' 1 5/8" |
| Height (Maximum Above Rail): | | 14' 5 1/8" |
| Weight: | | 240,000 lbs. (Approx.) |
* Originally built with ALCo 244 diesel engine - 12 cylinder, 4 stroke, 1500 hp.
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History:
- Built in May, 1951 for the New York Central Railroad, builder #78862.
- Former New York Central Locomotive #8246 and then #5246.
- Former Penn Central Locomotive #5246.
- Former Amtrak Locomotive #104.
- Short hood lowered ("chop-nosed") and re-motored with EMD diesel engine by Amtrak shops, 1984.
- Former Shoreline Locomotive #6055.
- Former Connecticut Central Locomotive #1201.
- Former Providence & Worcester Locomotive #120.
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May, 1967
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May 14, 1977
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June 19, 1985
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March 31, 2000
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