Vintage RS-3 Diesel on the Nevada Northern, June 2011

Listen to the nostalgic chugging made by this 1950 Alco RS-3 diesel as it moves along the Nevada Northern Railway museum trackage in Ely, Nevada. The Nevada Northern is endowed with extensive shops and equipment plus tracks that extend miles into the rugged Nevada landscape. This remarkable operating railroad museum continues to delight visitors.
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[@steveashworth6707]

The RS 1's, 2's, and 3's are my favorites!, good old childhood memories!.

[@airailimages]

I know the feeling... things we took for granted years ago. Thanks for watching.

[@b3j8]

The long-gone Erie Lackawanna had a hord of those old RS-3's w/those sad air horns! Watching this brought those great days back! Thanks!!

[@robertstark9454]

Walked the Erie Lackawana tracks in north Jersey as a kid. The RS-3's where the prime locomotive, along with some GP-7'S &9's.

[@b3j8]

@@robertstark9454 Did the same on the west end in Indiana. At least much of the trackage is still there at your end. Just a memory here.

[@robertstark9454]

Last time I was in Jersey, the rail line running through Cedar Grove was converted to a walking path.

[@b3j8]

@@robertstark9454 Yeah, sad deal.

[@alcopower5710]

One of my favorite locos of all time

[@Rebel9668]

Love that horn...even if it does sound like a tired cow in the beginning.

[@Trainlover1995]

That "tired cow" sound is typical for a Leslie A200. It sounds better than the one on WP 913 at the California State Railroad Museum, which sounds like it hasn't been cleaned in years.

[@kman-mi7su]

Funny to see that thing in a museum despite its age. There are some still in active freight service. If you type "Battenkill railroad" in KZbin, you'll see a pair of them working in upstate NY on a daily basis.

[@PennCentral-jn2ow]

The RS-3, a thing of nostalgia beauty

[@paulnorman3709]

The MpPac locos had that flat horn when I was a kid. I haven't herd that sound in a long time.

[@martinpennock9430]

Great job. 👍👍. I had several relatives that worked for UP. My dad's uncle spent 50 plus years as a master machinist. Worked on all their engines. Steam, Electric, and Diesel. 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@airailimages]

That's a great family legacy. When I was in the 3rd or 4th grade, UP still stored several Big Boys in the Green River, Wyoming, roundhouse. We visited, and it was impressive to see those giants in the quiet of the roundhouse. I have been a fan of the Union Pacific ever since.

[@martinpennock9430]

@@airailimages Thank you. My dad's uncle worked on those in Cheyenne. That's where dad's family and I are from. 👍🙏 As you know that was a hub off and on back in the day. They had one of those Big Boys in a park as a monument.

[@Greenelectra78]

There was no shortage of Alco Motive Power on the New Haven and the RS-3 is my favorite. Add a black (Hunter Green) cab and she'd look just like one!

[@airailimages]

Yes -- it's good to see a vintage Alco running. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@alcopower5710]

Love the look of this a lot. Thanks for sharing

[@airailimages]

And thanks for watching!

[@brenthill3241]

Love that RS-3 but that horn makes it sound about as ambitious as I am in the morning.

[@alcopower5710]

I really like the horn and of course the RS-3. Have this saved in my best list

[@airailimages]

Thanks!

[@krishnagusani]

@@alcopower5710 hello

[@alcopower5710]

@@krishnagusani hello friend

[@krishnagusani]

@@alcopower5710 are you a locomotive pilote?

[@dannygayler90]

Almost the same as our Vintage Alco 40 class , My sentimental Favorite !

[@robertmoir5695]

Thank you for the video It s the first time I have watched this I am a rail fan

[@airailimages]

You are very welcome.

[@victorhernanable]

Wonderfull, enjoy my soul.

[@dennisyoung4631]

That horn sounds like it might attract moose if blown in a suitable area…

[@airailimages]

Kind of a cranky moose! Hey, thanks for watching.

[@peteprizzi8508]

Is this RS-3 still operating?? Sounds great less the bell.

[@raxxtango]

Northern end of the Middle of Nowhere.

[@h2osmokey]

What air horn is that?

[@floridianrailauto9032]

Leslie A200

[@Thej611]

That sounds like a very tired air horn

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

I actually like the locomotive but I'm not a fan of the horn

[@bulletz9280]

One of the things I can't stand about heritage railroads is they always set the bell too fast. I don't know why they do this, it's annoying as shit. Seriously. Watch any video of any diesel on any heritage road, and you'll hear "dingdingdingdingdingdingding".

[@airailimages]

Interesting point. Do you suppose some regulatory agency has mandated that, and it wasn't that way in the past?

[@bulletz9280]

No it's not regulatory, it's what you get when you run a heritage railroad on a volunteer made up of cranky old geezers. You always seem to get one who has some kind of fetish for bells and wants it cranked up to being something akin to a fire alarm.

[@AusMiner]

Fortunately, in Australia we have never had these stupid bloody bells on our locos. Can't see the point of them, other than to annoy people.

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

nobody lives there