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Diesel-electric locomotive
ALCO RS-36 |
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Type and origin |
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Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | ALCO |
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Model | RS-36 |
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Build date | February 1962 - August 1963 |
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Total produced | 40 |
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Performance figures |
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Power output | 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) |
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Tractive effort | 61,800 lb (28,000 kg) |
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The ALCO RS-36 (DL 701) is a 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW) diesel-electric locomotive of which 40 were produced by ALCO between February 1962 and August 1963 for seven railroads.
Several of RS-36s have been preserved in operating condition or put on display:
- Atlantic & Danville #2 has been fully restored and is owned by the Southern New England Railroad (now in D&H inspired paint and numbered 5012).[1]
- Apache Railway #800 has been donated and will be put on display in front of the historic Navajo County Courthouse in Holbrook, AZ.[2]
- Delaware & Hudson #5015 is undergoing restoration by the Southern New England Railroad.[1]
- Delaware & Hudson #5017 is operational and owned by the Delaware & Ulster Railroad.[3]
- Delaware & Hudson #5019 is stored at North Walpole, NH.
- Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and North Western Power. Burbank, California: Superior Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 0-87564-715-4.
- Pinkpank, Jerry A (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Books. pp. 208, 248. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.