Description
Locomotive 8223 was the first RS3 delivered to the New York Central Railroad by the American Locomotive Co. (ALCo) as a class DRSP-6A diesel in August of 1950. It became Penn Central in 1966 and finally Amtrak in 1976. It spent much of its life in mainline and branch line service but was most often found in the upstate New York region. Railroad enthusiast Albert Kallfelz purchased this locomotive from Amtrak and with assistance of members of the CNY Chapter, NRHS fully restored it to operation and reapplied the classic lightning stripe decoration. For many years it served faithfully as the flagship locomotive of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. It brought thousands of rail passengers through the beautiful state park from the city of Utica to Thendara (Old Forge) on the New York Central Railroad Adirondack branch.
Albert Kallfelz was involved with historic rail preservation as well as an active member of the National Railway Historical Society for well over fifty years. He lead the Central New York Chapter as president for many of those years including 1998 when the Chapter hosted the NRHS National Convention. Today, the Central New York Chapter owns and maintains two railroad station museums at Martisco and Central Square, NY and a railroad equipment display at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse NY.
Features:
• 5-pole skewed armature motor for reliable operation
• Dual-flywheels for maximum performance at all speeds
• Exceptional painting and printing
• Sturdy die-cast mainframe and gear cases
• "Silver" Models are Sound Ready
• "Gold" models are equipped with ESU LokSound.
"GOLD" ESU Loksound Functionality Features:
• ESU LokSound decoder, supporting all DCC programming modes.
• Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F31.
• Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.
• Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor and more.