ATLAS
(HO SCALE) RS32/36
LOCOMOTIVES
Compete
with EMD’s GP20 and GE’s U25B locomotives. Only 35 units were produced, with 25
units ordered by New York Central in 1961 and 10 units by Southern Pacific in
1962. New York Central’s RS32s were commonly seen in both road and local freight
assignments. Southern Pacific’s units were initially used in road service, but
later settled into local freight service in San Francisco’s “commute” territory.
Here they were sometimes called upon to rescue stalled commuter trains. They later
migrated across the system, ending their SP careers in Texas during the late 1970s
with various other ALCo models. Designated as a “DL701” by ALCo, the 1,800hp RS36
was only slightly more successful than the RS32, with a total of 40 units produced
between 1961 and 1963. Interestingly the DL701 designation was also used for the
RS11 locomotive, and this has been the cause of some confusion when tallying fleet
rosters. The largest purchaser of RS36s was Delaware & Hudson with a total of
12 units. These units served the D&H well, operating in road and local freight
service through the 1980s. A few units even lasted into the 1990s holding yard
and local assignments, serving their original owner for nearly 30 years. Norfolk
& Western eventually amassed a larger fleet than the D&H, with the acquisition
of Nickel Plate’s 11 units, giving N&W a total fleet of 17 units (some with high
short hoods). Other original owners included Tennessee Central, Apache, Atlantic
& Danville and Chicago & North Western (single unit order). Given their very low
production numbers, it is interesting to note that a handful of RS32 and RS36
locomotives can still be found in service today on a few US shortlines and tourIST
RAILROADS
Features: The Atlas Trainman® low nose RS32 / RS36 model
uses the same smooth-running drive as our Atlas Classic RS11 locomotive. This
model will come with or without dynamic brakes as appropriate per road name. True
scale dimensions with accurate details Separately applied hand rails and end railings
Locating dimples for grab irons Directional lighting Realistic die-cast underframes
Equipped with AccuMate® Couplers NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC Matching cabooses available
separately - Coming Soon! AccuMate® couplers are made under license from AccuRail,
Inc.
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