The ALCO DL-202 was a one-off experimental diesel-electric freight locomotive set that the American Locomotive Company built at Schenectady, New York, in 1945. It consisted of two cab-equipped DL-202-2 A units and one cabless DL-203-2 B booster, numbered 1500A, B and C, and it was known informally as the Black Maria. Each unit carried a V12 ALCO 241 diesel engine, and the arrangement served as the direct testbed for the FA units that followed in 1946. The set was tried on several northeastern railroads, but no railroad ordered it and it was scrapped in September 1947.
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History, build date
The two A units were built in January 1945 and the B unit at a later date in 1945.
History, fate
the set was scrapped in Schenectady New York September 1947.
History, engine, power
The locomotives were powered by a V12 ALCO 241 diesel engine, rated at 1,500 hp (1.1 MW).
History, production run
The total production run included 2 cab DL202-2 A units, and a single DL203-2 B (cabless booster) unit.
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The ALCO DL-202-2 and DL-203-2 diesel-electric locomotive (known informally as the Black Maria) was an experimental freight locomotive produced by ALCO of Schenectady, New York.
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was an experimental freight locomotive produced by ALCO of Schenectady, New York.
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