Locomotive #301, one of four RS-2's on the roster, waits in Wisconsin Rapids for its next assignment.
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When this locomotives arrived in February 1950, it helped usher in the diesel era on the Green Bay Route. Within months, the final steam locomotives were removed from revenue service. The RS-2 fleet was used primarily on local way freights such as train numbers 7 and 8 operating between Green Bay and Wisconsin Rapids; mainline fast freights were hauled by the FA-1 units or in later years by the newer Alco "Century" models. The RS-2's were often run in back-to-back pairs. The long hood was the front of the engine, as noted by the white "F" on the frame.
This photo was taken on June 22, 1968. Number 301 had the distinction of being the last GB&W locomotive to wear the classic red-and-gray scheme as shown in this photo. It was repainted in the all-red scheme during the summer of 1973. It was retired from the roster in 1977 and sold to the Ann Arbor Railroad in 1979.
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