Bowser 25216 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 Diesel Nickel Plate Road NKP 553 Steam Loco - 4-4-0 with mandatory 50-year-old retirements looming

with mandatory 50-year-old retirements looming for the oldest cars of the series

Era: Early 1995 – Present

Lionel 6-12033 O Gauge O-36 FasTrack Curve (4)

Over their careers these cars have hauled everything from logs to intermodal trailers and containers

Bowser 25216 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 Diesel Nickel Plate Road NKP 553 Steam Loco - 4-4-0 with mandatory 50-year-old retirements loomingBowser 25216 HO Scale ALCo RS 3 Diesel Nickel Plate Road NKP 553 Bowser HO Scale ready to run Alco RS3 diesels are based on popular road switchers constructed by the American Locomotive Co. between 1950 and 1956. With over 1,400 built for railroads in the U. S., Canada, Mexico and other countries, the long lived diesels were popular and even in 2022 a few are in regular freight service for U. S. shortlines, while others are in preserved in museums.