The first two ALCO DL-109s were delivered to the New Haven Railroad in December 1941 with a total of sixty received by April 1945. During World War 2 they were used in passenger service during the day and freight service at night. The original livery was Pullman Green with Dulux Gold stripes. Each DL-109 had two 1,000 horsepower turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel engines. They were geared for 80 miles-per-hour, produced 53,000 pounds tractive force, and were retired in 1959. My MTH model of New Haven #0719 with PS-2 and a BCR has been running regularly on my layouts with no problems for more than fifteen years.
MELGAR