Many of us would want to express appreciation for Mr. McCormack bringing this locomotive back to near operational condition and would understand he might want to hand it off at this stage of his life. This is a good home with many operational Alco locomotives and we can expect this one to become operational upon arrival.


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Genesee Valley Transportation Acquires Historic Alco PA
By Justin Franz

Genesee Valley Transportation has purchased one of the only surviving American Locomotive Company PAs, “Nickel Plate Road 190,” which has been restored to near-operating condition in Portland, Ore., by preservationist Doyle McCormack.

The deal was completed this week and the locomotive will soon be relocated across the country to Scranton, Pa., where GVT’s Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad maintains a fleet of Alco and MLW locomotives. In some ways, the move to Pennsylvania is a homecoming for 190, which was built for Santa Fe but became famous as Delaware & Hudson 18, one of four PAs owned by the eastern road in the 1960s and 1970s.

On Thursday morning, GVT officials likened the acquisition of PA 190 to buying the plane of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to obtain the Spirit of St. Louis of locomotives,” said Michael Thomas, president of GVT Rail. “On behalf of our ownership group and the entire team at GVT Rail, we are ecstatic that Doyle has entrusted us with the stewardship of his great gift to rail preservation.”



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