Alco-Built FPA-2 & FPB-2
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| New:10 December 2009 |
Photograph by: RCraig |
| Revised: - |
Info Supplied by: R. Craig |
| FPA-2
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| Original owner |
Road Numbers |
Qty. |
Bldr Numbers |
Bldr Dates |
| Alco (Demonstrator) |
1603A & 1603D |
2 |
78272, 78273 |
11/50 |
| Baltimore & Ohio |
4008-4017 |
10 |
78483-78492 |
12/50-1/51 |
| 4094-4098 |
5 |
79170-79174 (Built by MLW) |
11-12/53 |
| B&O #4008-4017 were delivered new to the railroad as #809, 809A to 817, 817A (odd numbers only) |
| Great Northern |
276A & 277A |
2 |
78268-78269 |
11/50 |
| GN also purchased Alco demonstrators 1602A & 1602D, and re-#d them 278A & 279A |
| Lehigh Valley |
590 |
1 |
78351 |
12/50 |
| Alco records do not show #590 as being a FPA-2. However, it definitely featured the large two-cell fuel/water tank and steam generator. These could have been added by the railroad. Anyone know for sure? |
| Louisville & Nashville |
350-352 |
3 |
79739-79741 |
3/52 |
| 383-384 |
2 |
79982-79983 |
3& 4/52 |
| For a short period of time, #350-352 wore road numbers 380-382. |
| Missouri Pacific |
6500, 6501 |
2 |
78274, 78275 |
12/50 |
| 361-369 |
9 |
79463-79471 |
4/51 |
| 370-372 |
3 |
79707-79709 |
1/52 |
| 373 |
1 |
80008 |
8/53 |
| 387-390 |
2 |
80895-80896 |
1/52 |
| National de Mexico |
6500, 6501 |
2 |
78274, 78275 |
12/50 |
| 6502A-6506A |
5 |
78996-79000 |
8/51 |
| 6523A |
1 |
80009 |
9/53 |
| 6524A-6527A |
4 |
80820-80823 |
9-10/53 |
| MLW built six additional FPA-2s (#6528A-6533A) |
| FPB-2
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| Canadian National |
6806-6809 |
4 |
79212-79215 (Built by MLW) |
3-4/55 |
| 6810, 6811 |
2 |
81186, 81187 (Built by MLW) |
4/55 |
| Canadian Pacific |
4463, 4464 |
2 |
77730, 77731 (Built by MLW) |
8. 9/53 |
| National de Mexico |
6502B-6504B |
3 |
79033-79035 |
8/51 |
| 6505B & 6506B |
2 |
79316, 79317 |
8/51 |
| MLW built six additional FPB-2s (#6528B-6533B) |
| Notes
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Source of information: Extra 2200 South and Alco FA: Running in the Shadow |