Built to Alco specifications DL-208 (cab) and DL-209 (booster), these units were designed for freight service.
Built between 1946 and early 1950, these units were rated at 1,500-hp. The cab units were 51'6" long and the boosters were
50'6" long, leaving no roon for steam generator equipment. All DL-208/209 units went to the Gulf Mobile and Ohio. Units built
to later specifications (DL-208A/209A, DL-208B/209B and DL-208C/209C) were more widely distributed. With the DL-208C/209C specification
Horsepower was increased to 1,600
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DP-6430: Canadian National [Series 9400-9407] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FA1 A-A Set |
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DP-6433: Canadian Pacific [Series 4000/4400/4004 to 4003/4403/4407] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1/FA1 A-B-A Set |
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DP-6401: Erie [Series 725A,B to 735C,D] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6427: Erie-Lackawanna [Series 725A,B to 735C,D] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6402: Great Northern [Series 440A/C to 442C/D, 276A/C, 310A/C] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6403: Green Bay & Western [Series] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6404: Gulf Mobile & Ohio Class DFA/DFBA [Series 700-735; B1-25] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set, high headlight location |
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DP-6436: Gulf Mobile & Ohio Class DFA/DFBA [Series 736-754; B30-33] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set, standard headlight location |
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DP-6405: Lehigh & New England [Series 701 to 706] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FA-1 A-A Set |
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DP-6406: Lehigh Valley [Series 530-548, 531-549] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6407: Missouri-Kansas-Texas [Series 325A,C to 326A,C] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FA-1 A-A Set |
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DP-6408: Missouri Pacific [Series 301-320, 301B-320B] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6409: New York Central [Series 1400-1023, 2300-2322)] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1/FA-1 A-B-A Set |
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DP-6410: New Haven [Series 0400-0429, 0450-0464] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1/FA-1 A-B-A Set in as-delivered orange scheme |
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DP-6428: New Haven [Series 0400-0429, 0450-0464]
Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1/FA-1 A-B-A Set in later green scheme |
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DP-6429: New Haven [Series 0400-0429, 0450-0464]
Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1/FA-1 A-B-A Set in McGinnis scheme |
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DP-6411: Pennsylvania R.R. [Series 9600-9607, 9600B-9607B] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set with trainphone |
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DP-6425: Reading R.R. [Series 300A-305A, 300B-305B] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6412: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific [Series 145-160, 145B-152B] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6414: St. Louis & San Francisco [Series 5200-5231, 5302-5315] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6415: Soo Line [Series 205A,B 209A,B] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FA-1 A-A Set |
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DP-6416: Seaboard Air Line [Series 4200-4202, 4300-4302] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6417: Spokane, Portland & Seattle [Series 854A-1 to ] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set in as-delivered scheme |
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DP-6418: Spokane, Portland & Seattle [Series 854 to 861, series 200-207] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set in later scheme |
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DP-6420: Tennessee Central [Series 801-805] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set, red/yellow scheme |
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DP-6421: Tennessee Central [Series 801-805] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set, blue/white scheme |
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DP-6422: Union Pacific [Series 1606A,B,C] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6424: Wabash [Series 1200A/B to 1204A/B] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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DP-6426: Wisconsin Central [Series 2220A/B to 2223A/B] Alco-GE Model FA-1/FB-1 A-B Set |
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