The other RS-251
Template(s) drawn by Joshua Moldover, via The Railroad Paint Shop, and by myself, via my dining room table
PV&T #375 was the second of the two LT&L RS-2’s to be rebuilt with 251s in the MTRR’s Iberville shops, and by far the more successful one of the lot. Why so? You might think that the more conventional Alco-style cab & hood (like the rs-11/32/36 low hood units, if they were lightly squashed to fit) was the magic, but it was actually replacing the long hood with a century-style sealed engineroom that did the trick. #377 went back to the shops for a second complete rebuild 25 years later, but #375 continues to operate basically unmodified 55(!) years later.