New Haven Railroad Alco S-2 diesel switchers #0617 and #0615 are MTH Premier models (20-20588-1 and 20-20587-1, MSRP $449.95) released in 2016 with PS3. Photos and videos show them running as a push-pull consist under conventional control on the O-54 loop of my 12’-by-8’ model railroad.
Twenty-two Alco S-2s were built for the New Haven Railroad (Class DEY-5) during 1943 and 1944. They had a 1,000 horsepower, turbocharged 6-cylinder 539T engine and a tractive effort of 57,500 pounds. On the New Haven, S-2s were used for heavy switching and to replace 2-6-0, 2-8-0 and 2-8-2 steam locomotives on local freights. New Haven S-2s were still running when Penn Central took over in 1969 and three made it into the 1976 formation of Conrail.
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