FRISCO, TX: The Museum of the American Railroad has added a rare diesel locomotive from the Smithsonian Institution to its permanent collection. The model PA-1 locomotive will join the museum’s Historic Santa Fe Railway Collection, which comprises several other prized pieces from the line. Built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, NY, the locomotive is one of a handful of its type still in existence.
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