Alco Cab Survivors
Revised 9 September 2026	R. Craig photo at Spencer, North Carolina
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Model	Original Owner	--	History
PA-1 / PA4 (see note 1)	Santa Fe 59L	--	To Delaware & Hudson 16 To NdeM 16 Being restored to Santa Fe 59 for Smithsonian
	Santa Fe 60L	--	To Delaware & Hudson 17 To NdeM 17 Displayed at Puebla Museum, Mexico
	Santa Fe 62L	--	To Delaware & Hudson 18 To NdeM 18 Restored by Doyle McCormack as NKP 190 (with 251C power plant) To Delaware-Lackawanna 190 (Active)
	Santa Fe 66L	--	To Delaware & Hudson 19 To NdeM 19 Displayed at Puebla Museum, Mexico
PA-2	RFFSA 77602	--	Broad gauge To Paulista Rwy 902 To Brazilian historical group
BBD LRC	VIA 6921	--	Exhibit at Canadian Railway Museum (Delsen, Que.)
Notes Remanufactured by Morrison-Knudsen in the mid-1970s for the Delaware & Hudson Argentina was the only place in the "Americas" where Alco-built cab units were still being used in daily freight service by the early 21st Century. Pictured here is an example of an Alco (DL500) "World Locomotive". The 1800-horsepower was a cousin to Montreal Locomotive Works's FPA-4 passenger power. Introduced in 1953, most "World Locomotives" were powered by Alco's 251B V12 engine and rode atop six-wheel trucks.
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Model	Original Owner	--	History
FA-1	Canadian National 9400	--	MLW-built in Montreal Exhibit at Canadian Railway Museum
	Great Northern 442	--	To SP&S 864 To Burlington Northern 4116 To Long Island 615 (Power Control cab) To VGNX 615
	New Haven 0401	--	To Penn Central 1330 To Long Island 618 (Power Control cab) Displayed as New Haven 0401 at Railroad Museum of New England
	New Haven 0428	--	To Penn Central 1333 To Long Island 61X (Power Control cab) Displayed as New Haven 0428 at Danbury Rwy Museum (Connecticut, CT)
	Spokane Portland & Seattle 856	--	To Burlington Northern 4100 To Long Island 612 (Power Control cab) Scrapped
	Spokane Portland & Seattle 857	--	To Burlington Northern 4102 To Long Island 611 (Power Control cab) Status unknown
	Spokane Portland & Seattle 858	--	To Burlington Northern 4104 To Long Island 614 (Power Control cab) Status unknown
	Spokane Portland & Seattle 860	--	To Burlington Northern 4108 To Long Island 616 (Power Control cab) To Quebec Central 616 for excursion service
	Spokane Portland & Seattle 866	--	To Burlington Northern 4120 To Long Island 613 (Power Control cab) To a Pacific Northwest historical group; later scrapped
FB-1 (Booster)	Spokane Portland & Seattle 868B	--	To british Columbia Rail RCC1 (Remote control unit) To private owner (New Jersey)
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FA-2	Canadian Pacific 4090	--	MLW-built in Montreal Exhibit at Canada Museum of Rail Travel (Cranbrook, BC)
	Louisville & Nashville 309	--	To Long Isand 602 (Power Control Cab) To Engine Preservation Inc.; restoration candidate
	Louisville & Nashville 310	--	To Long Island 605 To Vintage Locomotive Inc.; proposed "power pack" for Music City Star
	Louisville & Nashville 314	--	Long Island RR 604 To Illinois Railway Museum (being restored to L & N 314)
	Louisville & Nashville 315	--	Long Island 603 To Anthracite Historical Society as Lehigh valley 596
	Louisville & Nashville 317	--	To Long Island 601 To Engine Preservation Inc.
	Louisville & Nashville 321	--	Long Island 606 Scrapped
	NYC 1102	--	To Penn Central 1302 To Long Island 600 To Western NY Chapter, NRHS as NYC 1102
	Western Maryland 301	--	To Long Island 609 (power control cab) Scrapped
	Western Maryland 302	--	To Long Island 610 To Western Maryland Historical Society; restoration candidate
	Western Maryland 303	--	To Long Island 607 To George's Creek for restoration as WM 303
	Western Maryland 304	--	To Long Island 608 Converted to power car platform #3100 by LIRR; slater crapped
FB-2 (Booster)	Canadian Pacific 4469	--	Built by MLW in Montreal Exhibit at Canada Museum Rail Travel
	Canadian National 6854	--	Built by MLW in Montreal To VIA Rail 6854 To private owner
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FPA4	Canadian National 6765	--	To VIA Ril 6765 Exhibited at Canadian Railway Museum as CNR 6765
	Canadian National 6789	--	To VIA Ril 6789 To Monticello Railway Museum as 6789 (Active)
	Canadian National 6780	--	VIA Ril 6780 To Cuyahoga Valley Scenic (Active)
	Canadian National 6783	--	To VIA Ril 6783 To Scranton, PA and stored
	Canadian National 6786	--	To VIA Ril 6786 Danbury Railway Museum as New York Central 1390
FPB44 (Booster)	Canadian National 6862	--	VIA Rail 6862 FPB-4; Monticello Railway Museum as CNR 6862
	Canadian National 6867	--	VIA Rail 6867 Danbury Railway Museum as NYC 3399
Additional information from Larry Bogert, Ed Cooper, G. Gerard, Chuck Hayes, Matt Maloy, Tom McCann, Peter Nicholson and Joseph Petaccio.

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