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The Alco T6 (DL 440) is a diesel-electric switcher locomotive rated at 1,000 horsepower (750 kW), that rides on two-axle trucks, having a B-B wheel arrangement. The ' T' stands for 'Transfer', meaning this locomotive is capable of faster transition and higher sustained speeds than the regular ' S' - type yard switcher series.
Model Specification Build date Total produced Wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image ALCO 300 — 1931–1938: 11: B-B: M&S 6-330: 300 hp (220 kW) ALCO 600
The latter owns one of the last Alco switchers built, #1016, a T-6 type. This and Alco sister 151 (ex Western Maryland Railway S-6) provide daily service in Middletown. Two original Alco RS-2's that were delivered to the Nevada Northern Railway are still in operation. [citation needed] ALCO-Cooke 2-8-0 #18, built in 1920, survives in passenger ...
The Alco S-6 (specification DL 430) was a diesel–electric switcher locomotive constructed by ALCO of Schenectady, New York; a total of 126 locomotives were built between May 1955 and December 1960. The S-6 was an improved version of the earlier S-5 .
Maine Central purchased two ALCO HH series locomotives in 1939 after observing operation of earlier purchases of these switchers by subsidiary Portland Terminal Company. Ten similar ALCO S-1 and S-3s were purchased by 1953. [12] These switchers worked in the larger yards and replaced 4-6-0s on the Harmony branch.
The ALCO boxcabs were diesel-electric switcher locomotives, otherwise known as AGEIR boxcabs as a contraction of the names of the builders. Produced by a partnership of three companies, ALCO (American Locomotive Company) built the chassis and running gear, General Electric the generator, motors and controls, and Ingersoll Rand the diesel engine.
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An article in the Baltimore Business Journal dated April 30, 2019, announced the closing of the paper mill in Luke by June 30, which affected the employment of the GCK's Alco T-6. [5] Beginning in January 2024, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR) signed a long-term loan to revitalize and eventually operate GCK as the Georges Creek ...