by Trackbolt
I am getting into this discussion kind of late but I have come to the conclusion that the RS3m's were a page in railroad history worth keeping. Conrail did what they could with limited resources in the early days. Look what Santa Fe did to their legions of F-7's with the CF-7. The fact that the dependable parts available EMD 567-12 diesel engine in the Alco is the reason the locomotive is still operating today. It could have been scrapped and who knows maybe someone would have used the recycled steel to build a EMD SD-40-2 back in the day. The locomotive is still with us and I guess it could be converted to 244 power.
Trackbolt
Trackbolt
The only thing cooler than seeing an ABBA set of EMD F-7's is hearing and ABBA set of EMD F-7's.