Missouri Pacific Alco RS-3 No. 4502

No. 4502 was one of twelve RS-3s built in 1955 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. This model of RS-3 was a diesel-electric, four axle (B-B), road switcher locomotive that weighs about 229,000 pounds and is about 55' 11" long. It produced 1600 hp from a 12 cylinder, model 244 engine and had a max speed of 65 mph.
In 1975 No. 4052 was sold to the three mile long Bauxite & Northern Railway at Bauxite, AR, to be used as a short line freight engine and later as a switcher. Equity Grain Co-op of Houston then purchased it for switching purposes at its grain elevator. No. 4502 was eventually retired in 1992 when it suffered a broken crank shaft. 
No. 4052 was then obtained by a private individual who then sold it to the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, MO in 1996 where it has remained on static display ever since. Between the years 2000 and 2006, the locomotive was cosmetically restored to its original MP paint scheme.
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