MLW RS-10

MLW RS-10
Ontario Northland Railway #1400
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderMontreal Locomotive Works (MLW)
ModelRS-10
Build dateDecember 1954 – February 1957
Total produced129
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length53 ft 1 in (16.18 m)
Loco weight243,000 lb (110,000 kg)
Fuel capacity1,200 US gal (4,500 L; 1,000 imp gal)
Prime moverALCO 12-244
Engine typeFour-stroke diesel
AspirationTurbocharger
Displacement8,016 cu in (131.36 L)
CylindersV12
Cylinder size9 in × 10.5 in (229 mm × 267 mm)
TransmissionDC generator,
DC traction motors
Loco brakeStraight air; Optional: Dynamic
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Maximum speed65 mph (105 km/h)
Power output1,600 hp (1,190 kW)
Tractive effort60,875 lbf (270.79 kN)
Career
LocaleCanada

The Montreal Locomotive Works RS-10 was a 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW) diesel locomotive built for the Canadian market. It was essentially an ALCO RS-3 in a redesigned carbody. It retained the RS-3's 12-cylinder Alco 244 engine. MLW built 129 of these locomotives before the model was replaced by the MLW RS-18.

Original owners

Railway Quantity Road number Notes
Canadian National Railway 51 1863–1885, 3066–3093
Canadian Pacific Railway 66[1] 8462–8482, 8557–8600, 8824 8824 was built using parts from wrecked FA-1 4016, and re-used that unit's frame number
Ontario Northland Railway 4 1400–1403
Pacific Great Eastern Railway 8 579–586[2] to British Columbia Railway
Total 129

See also

References

  1. ^ Murray 2011, p. 106.
  2. ^ McDonald & Drury 1986, p. 24.
  • Murray, Tom (7 March 2011). Rails Across Canada: The History of Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-1610601399.
  • McDonald, Charles W.; Drury, George H. (1986). Diesel Locomotive Rosters: U.S., Canada, Mexico. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0890240841.
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