ALCO RS-36
Encyclopedia
The ALCO RS-36 is a 1800 hp diesel-electric locomotive
of which 40 were produced by ALCO
between February 1962 and August 1963 for seven railroads.
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
of which 40 were produced by ALCO
American Locomotive Company
The American Locomotive Company, often shortened to ALCO or Alco , was a builder of railroad locomotives in the United States.-Early history:...
between February 1962 and August 1963 for seven railroads.
Original Owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road Numbers | Notes |
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| Atlantic and Danville Railway | |
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| Apache Railway | |
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| Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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Renumbered 405, later 4259 |
| Delaware and Hudson | |
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| Nickel Plate Road | |
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to Norfolk & Western Railway 2865-2875 |
| Norfolk and Western Railway Norfolk and Western Railway The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence.... |
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| Tennessee Central Railway Tennessee Central Railway The Tennessee Central Railway was founded in 1884 as the Nashville and Knoxville Railroad by Alexander S. Crawford. It was an attempt to open up a rail route from the coal and minerals of East Tennessee to the markets of the midstate, a service which many businessmen felt was not being adequately... |
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to Louisville and Nashville Railroad Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... 910-914 |
| Total | 40 |
External links
- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco RS32 and RS36 Original Owners.