Athearn 28775 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 New Haven NH 560 with DCC and Sound New Jersey Transit tilting bed

tilting bed

To meet the demand of greater horsepower from a more standardized package

BEC Peak Current: 20A

a sealed gear diff loaded gearbox

On/Off Switch: Yes

Athearn 28775 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 New Haven NH 560 with DCC and Sound New Jersey Transit tilting bedAthearn 28775 HO Scale ALCo RS 3 New Haven NH 560 with DCC and Sound ALCO built the RS 3 to respond to competition with EMD, Fairbanks Morse, and Baldwin Locomotive Works. In the case of ALCO, the builder added more improvements to create new locomotive lines beyond the RS 2. ALCO produced 377 RS 2s versus the more successful RS 3s at 1,418. The new model produced slightly more horsepower than the earlier design at 1,600 hp using Alcos 12 cylinder,