Lehigh Valley 211 Alco RS3m First Startup For the Season

Lehigh Valley 211 Alco RS3m (Alco Shell, EMD 567B, GE TMs all thanks to Conrail) is being started up for the first time this season. She was shut down and winterized at the end of last fall and is being returned to service on this summer day. Mike and I spent a good portion of the day performing various checks, prelubing her, tending to her needs and performing a partial 92 day inspection before starting her up to complete the rest of the items on the 92 day inspection list.

After sitting and waiting all summer, she was almost reluctant to get up. Every startup after this one should be easier than the last. Mike had to use the layshaft to keep her going until she finally decided it was time.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• train
• RS3m
• Alco
• EMD
• GE
• Conrail
• Lehigh
• Valley
• RGVRRM
• 567B

[grvolans]

nice to see another Lehigh Valley unit still on the rails. Got two former LV pups on home rails in Pittston. Working for Reading and Northern now.

[Lutherkb]

@grvolans Cool I didn't know R&N (RBMN) had any SW-1s from the LV in service. What are their numbers? I saw there was one for sale on their website, painted to look LV-ish but didn't seem to be of LV heritage.

[alexsuchapimp]

Is this a 2 stroke?

[Lutherkb]

@alexsuchapimp

Yup. EMD 567.

[grvolans]

actually, they are sw-8 engines. 3 of them # 801, 802, and #803. still running in Penobscot probably working the crestwood industrial park. i have a picture of one of them on flickr. send me your email and i'll send you the picture.

[Lutherkb]

@Fireheart528

Yea, kinda. :)

[Fireheart528]

@jfrydom The 567C is to EMD fans what the 244 is to Alco fans. And I like 'em both.

[tjampe]

MM, what a lovely sound BIG 2 stroke diesels!!! <3

[hubberandwiff]

In 1976 i was lucky enough to ride on sister engine 216 out of saucon round house on to the turntable and in to the the yard I was 5 years old still have the old kodachrome of that day and a great memory of it wish I could find out what happened to 216

[DeserTBoB93535]

No wonder it started so well and without blotting out the sun...it has a 567 in it! Sorry, but 244s were some of the worst locomotives engines ever built.

[CSX8663]

@Lutherkb strange but very,very neat

[Fireheart528]

@Mr27ace27 me too. i'd probly go one step further and buy an engine like that!