ALCO RSC-3

The RSC-3 dates from the early 1950s, when the American Locomotive Co. (ALCO) decided to produce a locomotive capable of competing with the "general purpose" versions that other American manufacturers were starting to invest in at the time.

With versatility and style, the Road Switcher model was quite functional, both in switching and in pulling full-length trains, allowing multiple-unit coupling for greater tractive capacity.

In Brazil, 12 units of the A1A version were acquired in 1951 by Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro, the remaining units later being transferred to Fepasa. They were used for every kind of service, from switching to the most famous passenger trains of that railroad, such as the "Trem R" on the non-electrified stretches of its route in the upper countryside of São Paulo state.

The RSC-3 had a productive life, but compared with their B-B-trucked sisters, the RS3 of the same power, they were not as lucky — only one survivor remains, which belonged to Companhia de Cimento Ciminas.

Frateschi took care to reproduce the unique truck used on the model sold in Brazil, with a new gearbox, in addition to scale and drawing fidelity. Presented and made available in the CPEF and Fepasa Phase 1 livery patterns.