In the early 1960s, The Alco C420 diesel locomotive hit the market, part of the builder''s Century Series, a line of diesel locomotives designed to answer any operating requirement railroads could imagine.. One of the designs was the Century 420, a four-axle, 2,000-horsepower diesel locomotive built upon the years of experience gained from earlier RS2, 3, 11, and 32 models.
Detailed history of the American Locomotive Co. (Alco) and the Montreal Locomotive Works. The book covers Alco''s beginnings, its joint venture with GE and Ingersoll-Rand and the development of a wide array of diesel locomotives, including switch engines, road passenger and freight units, and roadswitchers.
The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969, initially specializing in the production of locomotives but later diversifying and fabricating at various times diesel generators, automobiles, steel, tanks, munitions, oil-production equipment, as well as heat exchangers for nuclear power plants.
Railjunkie wrote:Thinking about adding sound to my ALCO FAs FA2s and RS 1-3s. Need to know what type of horns were used on these locomotives. Thanks Were the Alco horns on the NYC unique from other Alco horns? NO Most of the RS-3''s had the old style "fog" horns but a few of them had a Hancock Whistle on one or both ends. Too
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The ALCO Historical and Technical Society was created to preserve and share the history of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), a prolific builder of steam and diesel locomotives that was based in Schenectady, NY. Their role in WWII as a manufacturer of tanks and other war materiel, and in the early days of automobiles, are two additional
The ALCO RSD-12 was a C-C diesel-electric locomotive rated at 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). 171 locomotives were produced —Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-11, though the six-motor design allowed better tractive effort at lower speeds. Original buyers. Railroad
The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains.The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and General Electric in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959 signed by General Electric''s Ray Patten (along with their ALCO PA cousins), they were of a cab unit design; both cab-equipped
In the end, Alco sold just 26 C415s before ending all diesel locomotive production in 1969. That compares poorly with EMD''s SW1500, which was introduced the same year, sold more than 808 units through 1974. That disparity qualifies the C415 for the "diesel that didn''t" moniker. Read more about the Alco C415 here . Alco Black Marias
I have AF #470 Alco Santa Fe diesel that needs some work. The motors seems to run fine, its the pulling power that s the problem. I''m pretty sure the two traction wheels have seen better days. The diesel wheels spin like crazy until I put a little weight on the top back end. My dad bought this Diesel as part of a complete set back in the
This was a microcosm of Alco''s problems with main line passenger and freight diesel locomotives. Railroads often found the company''s prime movers, particularly the 539T (which the DL-100 series was powered with), 241, and 244 models unreliable, troublesome, and rather complicated to maintain.
Diesel locomotives. Reference. In July 2010, the Ministry of Transportation issued Regulation No. KM45/2010, which among other things, renumbered the locomotive unit number. Under the new regulation, the unit number consisted of year of entered service and the unit number of that year (e.g. CC201 78 03 (former CC201 31) denotes that it''s the third CC201 that enters service in 1978).
Alco RS-1 ROSTER; Reformatted: 21 October 2020: Douglas Walker photo (courtesy of RRpictures )--Data from: John Komanesky; Original Owner Road Numbers
The ALCO S-2 and S-4 are 1,000-horsepower (746 kW) diesel electric switcher locomotives produced by ALCO and Canadian licensee Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW).. Powered by turbocharged, 6-cylinder ALCO 539 diesel engines, the two locomotives differed mainly in their trucks: the S-2 had ALCO "Blunt" trucks; the S-4, AAR type A switcher trucks.A total of 1,502 S-2s were built from August 1940 to
The 2032 Erie AA units are part of the early Alco series produced by Lionel in the postwar era. These early Alco diesels -- produced from 1950 until 1954 -- are quality engines with many desired features. The quality and dependability of theses diesel are superb and when properly maintained will run as good today as the day they were made.
The best-selling Alco diesel locomotives came from the switcher, cab unit, and road switcher product lines. The American Locomotive Co. was North America''s second-largest manufacturer of steam locomotives. The company began making the transition to internal combustion early, building diesel locomotives in the 1920s while continuing to build
Clearly, Alco''s most successful diesel locomotive lines were its switchers and early road-switchers, beginning with the S-1 and RS-1 models. The S-1 was listed in Alco''s catalog in 1940 while the RS-1 followed a year later. The S series (the "S" stood for switcher) would wind up selling over 3,000 units by the time production ended while the RS
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THE ALCO RS-3 ROAD switcher was one of the Schenectady, N.Y., locomotive builder''s most popular diesels. Between 1950 and 1956, Alco produced 1,375 of the 1,600-horsepower units for North American railroads. Within the RailKing diesel community there are some wild variations in size. For example, my Dash 8 40B is 141/2
The American Locomotive Company, often shortened to ALCO, was formed in 1901 through the merger of the Schenectady Locomotive Engine company along with seven smaller locomotive manufacturers of that era. The ALCO conglomerate designed, built and sold three major types of locomotives during the 20th century: steam, diesel and diesel-electric.
The American Locomotive Company (ALCO), based in Schenectady, New York, United States produced a wide range of diesel-electric locomotives from its opening in 1901 until it ceased manufacture in 1969. This is a list of ALCO locomotive classes. For individually notable locomotives, please see List of locomotives.
The ALCO 241 was a diesel prime mover built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO). It was the company''s first diesel engine originally designed to power road locomotives, with a higher output and operating speed than previous designs. The introduction of EMC''s FT freight diesel in 1939 made Alco management realize that they needed a new
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The ALCO 251 is a 4-stroke diesel engine that was developed by the American Locomotive Company to replace its 244 and 539 engines. The 251 was developed to be used in diesel locomotives, as a marine power plant in ships, and as
The ALCO 244 was a diesel prime mover built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO). An evolution of the earlier 241 diesel engine, it powered ALCO''s first generation of production road locomotives. The 244 engine was developed to create an engine capable of being used in railroad freight and passenger locomotives.
The ALCO RSC-2 was a diesel-electric locomotive that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. 91 locomotives were produced — Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-2, though the wheel arrangement lowered the axle load for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines.
Atlas HO RS-3 & RSD-4/5 Locomotives. Well over 1,300 RS-3 road-switcher locomotives were built by ALCO between 1950 and 1956. It can be considered one of the most successful four-axle diesel road-switchers
Between 1965 and 1969 Alco built 133 C-630s for railroads in the United States and Canada. The C-630 had a 3,000-hp 16-cylinder Alco 251E diesel engine. Production of the C-630 overlapped with the production of the 2,800-hp C-628 and the 3,600-hp C-636. The C-630 looked a lot like a C-628. The main spotting feature of the C
Diesel Locomotives Current and Classic. 2nd QUARTER 2024: This month we present the concluding installment on coverage of Alco''s C-415 with Rock Island and Southern Pacific roster members. Electro-Motive Division''s SW1001 series continues and Lousville & Nashville EMD GP40s.
The ALCO Century 630 is a model of six-axle, 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1965 and 1967. It used the ALCO 251 prime mover.77 were built: 3 for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, 4 for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, 8 for Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 10 (with high noses) for Norfolk
The Alco FA was intended to be the builder''s answer to Electro-Motive''s ever popular FT and subsequent models. The design was the road freight model of Alco''s passenger service PA. The FA also replaced Alco''s original DL series, which used the builder''s initial prime mover, the model 539T, which proved trouble-prone and unreliable