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.
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Locomotive ALCO RSC-3 7653, originally manufactured for CPEF, having operated in FEPASA, Ciminas and SPA Engenharia. Currently belongs to IRON and operates in rented Supervia.
alco, diesel, electric, locomotive, road, switcher, type, rated, horsepower, that, rode, three, axle, trucks, having, wheel, arrangement, south, wales, government, railways, 4002type, originpower, typediesel, electricbuilderalcomlwmodelrsc, 3build, datenovembe. 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 ALCO RSC 3New South Wales Government Railways 4002Type and originPower typeDiesel electricBuilderALCOMLWModelRSC 3Build dateNovember 1950 June 1955Total produced99SpecificationsConfiguration AARA1A A1AGauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge and othersLength53 ft 1 in 16 18 m Width10 ft 3 05 m Height14 ft 5 in 4 39 m Loco weight254 840 lb 115 590 kg Fuel capacity800 US gal 666 imp gal 3 028 L Prime moverAlco 244Engine typeV12 Four stroke dieselAspirationTurbochargedDisplacement8 016 cu in 131 36 L GeneratorDC generatorTraction motorsDC traction motorsCylinders12Cylinder size9 in 10 1 2 in 229 mm 267 mm TransmissionElectricLoco brakeStraight airTrain brakesAirPerformance figuresMaximum speed65 mph 105 km h Power output1 600 hp 1 190 kW Tractive effort42 470 lbf 188 92 kN CareerLocaleNorth America Central America South America Portugal Australia PakistanUsed 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 Contents 1 Original owners 1 1 Locomotives built by Alco 1 2 Locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works 2 Preserved 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOriginal owners editLocomotives built by Alco edit Railroad Quantity Road numbers NotesAlgerian Railways 5 DG1 DG5Ferrocarril Central del Uruguay 3 1601 1603 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in gauge last one 1602 withdrawn in 1993 North Western Railway of Pakistan 26 3301 3326 to Pakistan Railways 1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in gaugePanama Railroad 3 901 903 5 ft 1 524 mm gaugeSao Paulo Railway Brazil 12 550 561 1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in gaugeCaminhos de Ferro Portugueses 5 1521 1525 1 668 mm 5 ft 5 21 32 in gaugeConsolidated Railways of Cuba 6 1606 1611Seaboard Air Line Railroad 7 1537 1543 to Seaboard Coast Line 1111 1117Soo Line Railroad 4 372 374 2380 2380 owned by Wisconsin Central RailwayTotal 71Locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works edit Railroad Quantity Road numbers NotesNew South Wales Government Railways 20 4001 4020 NSW 40 classPacific Great Eastern Railway 8 561 568 to British Columbia RailwayTotal 28Preserved editThis list is incomplete Please help expand it 2 nbsp Locomotive ALCO RSC 3 7653 originally manufactured for CPEF having operated in FEPASA Ciminas and SPA Engenharia Currently belongs to IRON and operates in rented Supervia Australia 4001 Preserved at the NSWRTM Thirlmere 4002 Preserved at the PRHS Western Australia 4006 On static display Wickham WABrazil 7653 operating in SuperviaCanada PGE 561 operating in Squamish at the West Coast Railway Heritage ParkPortugal 1525 operating in SOMAFELSee also edithttp www northeast railfan net diesel64 html ALCo RSC 3 List of ALCO diesel locomotives List of MLW diesel locomotivesReferences 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 edithttp www rrpicturearchives net modelthumbs aspx mid 977 Pictures of RSC3 s nbsp This diesel locomotive related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ALCO RSC 3 amp oldid 1164108342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
