ALCO RSC-3
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The ALCO RSC-3 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.[1]
Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-3, though the axle load was spread out for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines. This locomotive had much better success as an export unit than in the domestic market.
Original owners
[edit]Locomotives built by Alco
[edit]| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algerian Railways | 5 | DG1–DG5 | |
| Ferrocarril Central del Uruguay | 3 | 1601–1603 | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge (last one, 1602, withdrawn in 1993) |
| North Western Railway of Pakistan | 26 | 3301–3326 | to Pakistan Railways 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) gauge |
| Panama Railroad | 3 | 901–903 | 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge |
| São Paulo Railway, Brazil | 12 | 550–561 | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge |
| Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses | 5 | 1521–1525 | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) gauge |
| Consolidated Railways of Cuba | 6 | 1606-1611 | |
| Seaboard Air Line Railroad | 7 | 1537–1543 | to Seaboard Coast Line 1111–1117 |
| Soo Line Railroad | 4 | 372–374, 2380 | 2380 owned by Wisconsin Central Railway |
| Total | 71 |
Locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works
[edit]| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| New South Wales Government Railways | 20 | 4001–4020 | NSW 40 class |
| Pacific Great Eastern Railway | 8 | 561–568 | to British Columbia Railway |
| Total | 28 |
Preserved
[edit]This list is incomplete. Please help expand it.[2]
Australia
- 4001 Preserved at the NSWRTM Thirlmere
- 4002 Preserved at the PRHS Western Australia
- 4006 On static display Wickham WA
Brazil
- 7653 operating in Supervia
Canada
- PGE 561 operating in Squamish at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park
Portugal
- 1525 operating in SOMAFEL
See also
[edit]- http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel64.html ALCo RSC-3
- List of ALCO diesel locomotives
- List of MLW diesel locomotives
References
[edit]- ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 20. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
- ^ Craig, R. "ALCO / MLW Six-Axle Roadswitchers". thedieselshop.us. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/modelthumbs.aspx?mid=977 Pictures of RSC3's
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