Athearn 28776 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 Rio Grande D&RGW 5200 with DCC and Sound Era_1960’s-1970’s+ During driving

During driving

Perfect results are obtained by working in thin or thick layers

Even though the first SD40-2s were first built nearly half a century ago

Separately applied latch bars

Athearn 24708 N Scale FGE 57' Mechanical Reefer WFE BNSF 795010 with Sound

Athearn 28776 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 Rio Grande D&RGW 5200 with DCC and Sound Era_1960’s-1970’s+ During drivingAthearn 28776 HO Scale ALCo RS 3 Rio Grande D&RGW 5200 with DCC and Sound ALCO built the RS 3 to respond to competition with EMD, Fairbanks Morse, and Baldwin Locomotive Works. In the case of ALCO, the builder added more improvements to create new locomotive lines beyond the RS 2. ALCO produced 377 RS 2s versus the more successful RS 3s at 1,418. The new model produced slightly more horsepower than the earlier design at 1,600 hp using Alcos 12