ALCO S-6

ALCO S-6
SP #1231 at El Centro, California, in 1970.
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	ALCO
Model	S-6
Build date	May 1955 – December 1960
Total produced	126
Specifications
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
UIC classification	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Length	45 ft 5 in (13.84 m)^[1]
Width	10 ft (3.05 m)
Height	14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Locomotive weight	230,000 lb (104.3 tonnes)
Fuel capacity	635 US gal (2,400 l; 529 imp gal)
Lubricant capacity	140 US gal (530 l; 120 imp gal)
Coolant capacity	110 US gal (420 l; 92 imp gal)
Sandbox capacity	26 cu ft (0.74 m³)
Prime mover	ALCO 251A,B
Engine RPM range	375 – 1000 rpm
Engine type	Four-stroke diesel
Displacement	668 cu in (10.95 l) per cylinder 4,008 cu in (65.68 l) total
Generator	GE GT533
Traction motors	GE 752 (4 off)
Cylinders	Straight 6
Cylinder size	9 in × 10 ¹⁄₂ in (229 mm × 267 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 mph (97 km/h)
Power output	900 hp (670 kW)
Career
Locale	United States, Mexico
Preserved	Two ^[2]

The Alco S-6 (spec. DL 430) was a diesel-electric locomotive of the switcher type constructed by ALCO of Schenectady, New York; a total of 126 locomotives were built between May 1955 and December 1960. The S-6 was a development of the earlier S-5; instead of the 800 hp (600 kW) ALCO 251 engine on the previous locomotive, the S-6 used a 251A or 251B engine rated at 900 horsepower (670 kW). The locomotive rode on two-axle AAR trucks, giving a B-B wheel arrangement. A cow-calf version was produced exclusively for Oliver Iron Mining Company, who bought two: this was the SB-8/SSB-9 (DL-441). The freight train used to smash the DeLorean DMC-12 time machine in Back to the Future Part III was pulled by two Alco S-6 locomotives in Ventura County Railroad livery.

Original Owners

Railroad	Quantity	Road Number	Notes
Allied Chemical Company	1	110
ARMCO Steel	1	1202
B. Perini & Sons Construction Company	1	101	to Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad 101
Belt Railway of Chicago	1	420
Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico	1	60	Renumbered 106
Cia Fundidora de Hierro y Acero	3	1–3
Ferrocarril del Pacífico	24	701–723
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México	1	5300
Northern Pacific Railway	1	750	to Burlington Northern Railroad 950
Ohio River Company (ORCo)	1	56
Republic Steel	3	153,317,318
Secretaria de Comunicaciones de Obras Publicas (SCOP)	3	7133-1,2,3	to Ferrocarril del Sureste (same numbers)
Sheffield Steel	2	15,16
Southern Pacific Railroad	70	1033–1082,4634–4645	renumbered 1200–1257, 1270–1281
South Buffalo Railway	6	40–45
Tennessee Copper	1	107
Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad	1	61
U.S. Pipe and Foundry	1	38
Columbia Geneva Steel	1	1
Western Maryland Railroad	2	151,152
Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán	1	301

References

↑ "ALCO S-6 Data Sheet". The Diesel Shop. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
↑ "Preserved Alco switchers". The Diesel Shop. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-26.

External links

Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco S5, S6, and SSB9 Original Owners.

Diesel-electric locomotives built by ALCO

Switchers	ALCO 300 ALCO 600 HH600 HH660 HH900 HH1000 S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 DL420 S-5 S-6 T-6 SB-8/SSB-9

RS, RSC and RSD series	RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 RS-11 RS-27 RS-32 RS-36 RSC-1 RSC-2 RSC-3 RSD-1 MRS-1 RSD-4 RSD-5 RSD-7 RSD-12 RSD-15

Cab units	Rebel power car DL-103b DL-105 DL-107 DL-108 DL-109 DL-110 DL-202 DL-203 FA FB PA PB

Century series	C415 C420 C424 C425 C430 C628 C630 C636 C855

Diesel-hydraulics	DH643

Export locomotives	DL560C RSD-39

Unproduced locomotives	C428 C620 C624 C636F C636P C650DH

List of ALCO diesel Locomotives

Diesel and gas turbine locomotives built by MLW

Early switchers	S-2 S-3 S-4 S-7 S-10 S-11 S-12 S-13

Cab units	FA-1 FB-1 FA-2 FB-2 FPA-2 FPB-2 FPA-4 FPB-4

RS, RSC and RSD series	RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 RSC-3 RS-10 RS-11 RSD-12 RSC-13 RSC-14 RSD-17 RS-18 RS-23 RSC-24 RSD-35

Century series	C-424 C-630 M-630 M-636 M-640

Other designs	DL500S DL535E M420 TURBO LRC-2 LRC-3 E-1800

Bombardier designs	HR-412 HR616

(See also: List of MLW diesel locomotives)

Diesel-electric switcher locomotives

Alco	ALCO Boxcab ALCO 600 HH600 HH660 HH900 HH1000 S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 T-6 SB-8/SSB-9

Baldwin	VO-660 DS-4-4-660 DS-4-4-750 S-8 RS-4-TC VO-1000 DS-4-4-1000 S-12

Fairbanks-Morse	H-10-44 H-12-44 H-12-44TS H-12-46

GE	60-ton boxcab 100-ton boxcab 600-hp centercab 1000-hp centercab DEY-2 EN-6 25-ton 35-ton 43-ton 44-ton 45-ton 50-ton 60-ton 65-ton 70-ton 80-ton 95-ton 100-ton 110-ton 125-ton 126-ton 128-ton 1800-hp transfer 2000-hp transfer U5B U6B

GM/EMD	SC, SW, NC, NC1, NC2, NW, NW1, NW1A, NW4, T NW2 NW3 NW5 TR1 SW1 SW7 SW8 SW9 SW600 SW900 SW1000 SW1001 SW1200 SW1500 SW1504 MP15DC MP15AC MP15T RS1325 GMD1

Lima-Hamilton	LS-750 LS-800 LS-1000 LS-1200

ALCO S-6

Original Owners

See also

References

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