| ALCO RSC-3 | |
| Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
| Builder: | ALCO MLW |
| Buildmodel: | RSC-3 |
| Builddate: | November 1950 - June 1955 |
| Totalproduction: | 99 |
| Aarwheels: | A1A-A1A |
| Gauge: | and others |
| Length: | 53feet |
| Width: | 102NaN2 |
| Height: | 14feet |
| Locoweight: | 254840lb |
| Fuelcap: | 8000NaN0 |
| Primemover: | Alco 244 |
| Enginetype: | V12 Four-stroke diesel |
| Aspiration: | Turbocharged |
| Displacement: | 8016cuin |
| Cylindercount: | 12 |
| Cylindersize: | 9x |
| Transmission: | Electric |
| Generator: | DC generator |
| Tractionmotors: | DC traction motors |
| Maxspeed: | 650NaN0 |
| Poweroutput: | 1600-1NaN-1 |
| Tractiveeffort: | 424702NaN2 |
| Locobrakes: | Straight air |
| Trainbrakes: | Air |
| Locale: | North America, Central America, South America, Portugal, Australia, Pakistan |
The ALCO RSC-3 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at, that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.[1]
Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-3, though the axle load was spread out for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines. This locomotive had much better success as an export unit than in the domestic market.
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC | Railroad | bgcolor=#CCCCCC | Quantity | bgcolor=#CCCCCC | Road numbers | bgcolor=#CCCCCC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DG1–DG5 | ||||||
| 3 | 1601–1603 | gauge (last one, 1602, withdrawn in 1993) | |||||
| 26 | 3301–3326 | to Pakistan Railways gauge | |||||
| 3 | 901–903 | gauge | |||||
| 12 | 550–561 | gauge | |||||
| 5 | 1521–1525 | gauge | |||||
| 6 | 1606-1611 | ||||||
| 7 | 1537–1543 | to Seaboard Coast Line 1111–1117 | |||||
| 4 | 372–374, 2380 | 2380 owned by Wisconsin Central Railway | |||||
| Total | 71 | ||||||
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC | Railroad | bgcolor=#CCCCCC | Quantity | bgcolor=#CCCCCC | Road numbers | bgcolor=#CCCCCC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 4001–4020 | NSW 40 class | |||||
| 8 | 561–568 | to British Columbia Railway | |||||
| Total | 28 | ||||||
This list is incomplete. Please help expand it.[2]
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Portugal