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Interstate Alco

By Faith Finfrock | August 28, 2025

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Interstate Alco

One of the Interstate Railroad’s ten Alco RS3 diesel locomotives switches hopper cars in the road’s yard at Andover, Virginia, in May 1960. The 88-mile coal-hauler’s diesels wore a colorful gray-orange-silver scheme. The Southern Railway bought the Interstate in June 1961.
Photo by Steve Patterson

One thought on “Interstate Alco

  1. INT’s Alco RS3 road switcher # 36 was only seven years old when this picture was taken…

    Dr. Güntürk Üstün

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