Athearn 28681 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 Burlington Northern BN 4064 Station Platform Western rival Southern Pacific

Western rival Southern Pacific

148 Whisker® Medium Centerset - Metal - 2 Pair

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(1) Short Steel Driveshaft

Athearn 28681 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 Burlington Northern BN 4064 Station Platform Western rival Southern PacificAthearn 28681 HO Scale ALCo RS 3 Burlington Northern BN 4064 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 cylinder, model 244