Simon

Simon is an ALCo Rs-3 diesel that works on the Knoxville & Asheville Railroad and was one of Old Smokey's pupils in the old days.

  Simon  
 * Full Name: Simon Alco Hartford.
 * Builder: American Locomotive Company, Schenectady, New York USA
 * Build date: 1950
 * Serial Number: Unknown
 * Locomotive Class: ALCo Rs-3
 * AAR wheel Arrangement: B-B
 * Tractive Effort: 61,775 lbs.
 * Arrived on the K&A: May 1950
 * Previous Owner(s) and Number(s): None, purchased new
 * Track Gauge: Standard, 4' 8 1/2" inches
 * Retired: Still in service
 * Status: Operational
 * Traffic: Mixed
 * Age: 70

History
Simon was built by the American Locomotive Company in 1950 for the Knoxville & Asheville Railroad Company. As a youngster, he was raised by Old Smokey. Under his guidance, Simon became of the railroad's hardest working locomotives. Even to this day, Simon continues to be a vauled member of the Knoxville & Asheville Railroad's locomotive fleet.