MLW RS-10

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MLW RS-10
MLW RS-10
BC Rail 584, an MLW RS-10
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW)
Model RS-10
Build date December 1954 – February 1957
Total production 128
AAR wheel arr. B-B
UIC classification Bo'Bo'
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Length 53 ft 1 in (16.18 m)
Locomotive weight 243,000 lb (110 t)
Fuel capacity 1,200 US gal (4,500 l/1,000 imp gal)
Prime mover ALCO 244
Engine type Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration Turbocharger
Displacement 8,016 cu in (131.36 l)
Cylinders V12
Cylinder size 9 in × 10½ in (229 mm × 267 mm)
Transmission DC generator,
DC traction motors
Top speed 65 mph (105 km/h)
Power output 1,600 hp (1,200 kW)
Tractive effort 60,875 lbf (270.79 kN)
Locomotive brakes Straight air; Optional: Dynamic
Train brakes Air
Locale Canada

The Montreal Locomotive Works RS-10 was a 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW) road switcher 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 128 of these locomotives before the model was replaced by the MLW RS-18.

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Railway Quantity Road number Notes
Canadian National Railway
51
1863–1885, 3066–3093
Canadian Pacific Railway
65
8462–8482, 8557–8600
Ontario Northland Railway
4
1400–1403
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
8
579–586 to British Columbia Railway
Total 128