Hi Mike Here are some photos of Frisco Alco FA-1 # 5201 # 5203 #5205 #5208 #5210 #5216 #5217 #5224 #5227 and # 5229 I will look for some more in my collection to post Aarron Edit 2/13/2024 1) FA-1 SLSF 5201 - North Yard, Springfield, MO. Note the coaling tower in the distance over the unit. View looking northwest. 2) FA-1 SLSF 5217 - North Yard, Springfield, MO. Note the former roundhouse in the distance. View looking northeast. 3) FA-1 SLSF 5224 - Location unknown. 4) FA-1 SLSF 5229 - Lindenwood Yard, St. Louis, MO. View looking north northeast. 5) FA-1 SLSF 5208 and GP7 545 - West bound on the Memphis Subdivision crossing the Mississippi River at West Memphis, AR. Note the Missouri Pacific train on the adjacent double track Herahan Bridge. View looking north. 6) FA-1 SLSF 5210 and F7A 5024 - Ft. Worth, TX. View looking northeast. 7) FA-1 SLSF 5216 and GP7 573 - Ft. Worth, TX. View looking northwest. 8) FA-1 SLSF 5203 and F7B 5139 - Lindenwood Yard, St. Louis, MO. View looking north northeast. 9) Fa-1 SLSF 5203 and F7B 5139 - Lindenwood Yard, St. Louis, MO. View looking north northeast. 10) FA-1 SLSF 5205 and F3B 5104 - Location unknown. 11) FA-1 SLSF 5217 and a GP7 - Tennessee Yard, Memphis, TN. The GP7 is painted in Mandarin orange and white. View looking southeast. 12) FA-1 SLSF 5227 and FB-1 SLSF 5306 - Location unknown. Added photograph narratives. MKD
Great photos! Did you know that the Alco FA-1 and PA-1 where known to have a very distinctive diesel whine and bellow diesel exhaust high into the air when they were first fired up? I can remember as a little boy being scared of them because of the diesel whine noise and the huge bellows of smoke. How the times have changed! FriscoGeorge