Of the 297 PA and PB locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company, only five are still extant. Four are former Santa Fe locomotives, which were purchased and later rebuilt by the Delaware & Hudson Railroad. These were later sold to Nacionales de México, and eventually retired (with some, unfortunately, being retired due to accidents). The fifth is a Brazilian loco9motive, still located in that South American country but not operable. Tow of the former D&H engines were returned to the United States in 200 with hopes of restoration. D&H 16 is at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas, undergoing restoration. The other, the former D&H 18 (originally Santa Fe 62L) was obtained by Doyle McCormack (of American Freedom Train-fame) and moved to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland, Oregon. Doyle has cosmetically restored the engine, but as a Nickel Plate Road PA because of his affinity for that railroad. Work continues on this locomotive to get it operational, but until that time, it is a thrill to see an actual ALCO PA-1 locomotive still in existence seventy-one years after it was constructed at ALCO’s factory in Schenectady, New York.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
