ALCO RS-27
American diesel locomotive
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)Performance figures | |
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Power output | 2,400 hp (1.8 MW) |
Tractive effort | 64,200 lb (29,100 kg) |
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Locale | U.S.A. |
The ALCO RS-27 (specification DL-640) was a diesel-electric locomotive built by ALCO between December 1959 and October 1962.
Only 27 examples were manufactured.[1] With ALCO's introduction of the Century Series line in 1963, the C-424 (specification DL-640A) replaced the RS-27 in the builder's catalog. Today, the Minnesota Commercial Railway has the only two RS-27s left in existence; however both have been placed into storage.[2]
Original owners
Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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American Locomotive Company (demonstrator) | 5 | 640-1 to 640-5 | 640-1 rebuilt as C424 for Pennsylvania Railroad, 640-2 through 640-5 to Union Pacific Railroad 675–678; 678 wrecked 1969, 675–676 sold 1971 to Montreal Locomotive Works and used as lease fleet on Roberval and Saguenay Railway and British Columbia Railway, sold to Devco Railway 1974, renumbered 214-215, scrapped 1984 |
Chicago and North Western Railway | 4 | 900–903 | One sold to Peabody Coal, three sold to Green Bay and Western 316–318; GBW 317 scrapped, 316 and 318 to Minnesota Commercial Railway |
Green Bay and Western Railroad | 1 | 310 | |
Pennsylvania Railroad | 15 | 2400–2414 | to Penn Central and Conrail (same numbers) |
Soo Line Railroad | 2 | 415–416 | |
Total | 27 |
See also
References
- ^ Lustig, David (Winter 2022). "Alco RS27 - a diesel that dadn't". Classic Trains. Vol. 23, no. 4. Kalmbach_Media. pp. 7–9.
- ^ Franz, Justin (2023-08-21). "Alco Era Drawing to a Close on Minnesota Commercial". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and North Western Power. Burbank, California: Superior Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 0-87564-715-4.
- Hayden, Bob (1980). Model Railroader Cyclopedia Volume 2, Diesel Locomotives. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-547-9.
- Pinkpank, Jerry A (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Books. pp. 208, 252. LCCN 66-22894.
External links
- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco RS27 Original Owners.
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Diesel-electric locomotives built by ALCO
- C428
- C620
- C624
- C636F
- C636P
- C650DH
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