This seems to be a former Birmingham Southern (U.S. Steel road) unit. I like the unusual positioning of that hood-mounted bell.
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Before the merger with the Illinois Central in 1972, GM&O shipped three ALCo RS1s (GM&O 53, 1110, and 1103) to Railway Supply Company (Montgomery, AL) for repowering. Railway Supply Company (RSC) replaced the ALCo prime movers with EMD 12-567A prime movers from retired GM&O E7s. A fourth unit, ICG 1133, was completed after the GM&O/IC merger and was painted and lettered for Illinois Central Gulf. GM&O 1131 was rebuilt under RSC builder number 1972, and was completed on 08 May 1972. The rebuilt ALCo RS1s were classified as RS1E locomotives after repowering.
Fantastic image. Thanks for sharing David.
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Thanks, J.C. I had always wondered where 153 might have come from, but not enough to dig around and figure it out.
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Joseph, thanks for the illuminating comments. I have some more RSCo stuff, though it is iffy quality and may not make it through screening. In addition to the units you list, it seems like I saw GM&O 101-A and 1109 at RSCo about 1972/3. Have shots of the 1130s at Roanoke on their way to V-M in '76.
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