| New 2400 horsepower diesel.
This photo was used in the 1960 annual report. RS-27 #310 was the first four-axle 2400 horsepower locomotive in service in the United States. It was a one-of-a-kind RS27: It was the only one built with a recessed hand brake wheel in the nose of the unit. (See GBW #316 to see how the brake wheel on later RS-27s looked like.) It also brought another idea to the Green Bay Route: a low short hood on the forward end of the engine. In 1986, a broken crankshaft sent it to the scrap yard. Other Builders Photos: |
1960 annual report, no photographer credited
From the collection of Mark Mathu.
