OK, folks -- there are several questions here. 1. The differences between an RS2 and anRS3: internally - 1500 hp vs 1600hp. Externally: RS2 had the fuel tank under the cab and no battery boxes behind the cab -- it was under the frame. RS3 had the fuel tank under the frame and battery boxes behind the cab on the walkway. 2. Numbering: The EL never bought either an RS2 or an RS3. The ERIE bought both: RS2's were 900 to 915, passenger equipped, and 1000 to 1004, freight. 1000-1004 were converted to passenger and renumbered 950-954. RS3's were 916-933, passenger, and 1005-1038, freight. Numbers carried over to EL DL&W bought RS3's 901-918, freight. They were renumbered EL 1039-1056. This from Al Stauffer's ERIE POWER Randy Brown - -------------------------------------------------------------- Lou-you mention that the RS2'S were numbered ending at 933 and starting again at 950. However, not all of those units were RS2's. Paul Carlton's book,"The Erie-Lackawanna Story" has photos of some of those units that he lists as RS3's.On page 245, the book shows nos.926 and 933 as RS3's. Then, on page 294 there are photos of #951 and 952 as being RS2's. On page 313, Carlton says that "the 1000 series RS3's are strictly freight movers". I believe that these two models were virtually identical in appearance, although the RS3's might have had new features that the RS2's didn't. Perhaps Paul or Schuyler or someone can clear up which units were which. Dom Mele (ELHS# 769) ------------------------------
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