ALCO RS-36

Ex Delaware and Hudson Railway RS-36 #5017 at Arkville, NY

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	ALCO
Model	RS-36
Build date	February 1962 - August 1963
Total produced	40

Specifications
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Trucks	AAR type B
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Minimum curve	390
Wheelbase	40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)
Length	57 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (17.59 m)
Width	10 ft 1 ⁵⁄₈ in (3.09 m)
Height	15 ft 3 ³⁄₄ in (4.67 m)
Loco weight	247,200 lb (112,100 kg)
Fuel capacity	2,000 US gal (7,600 L)
Prime mover	ALCO 251B
RPM range	1000 rpm max
Engine type	Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharger
Generator	GE 5GT581A1
Traction motors	(4) GE 752
Cylinders	V-12
Cylinder size	9 in × 10 ¹⁄₂ in (229 mm × 267 mm)

Performance figures
Power output	1,800 hp (1,300 kW)
Tractive effort	61,800 lb (28,000 kg)

Career
Locale	U.S.A.

The ALCO RS-36 (DL 701) is a 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW) diesel-electric locomotive of which 40 were produced by ALCO between February 1962 and August 1963 for seven railroads.

Original Owners

Railroad	Quantity	Road Numbers	Notes
Atlantic and Danville Railway	2	1, 2
Apache Railway	3	700, 800, 900
Chicago and North Western Railway	1	904	Renumbered 405, later 4259
Delaware and Hudson	12	5012-5023
Nickel Plate Road	11	865-875	to Norfolk & Western Railway 2865-2875
Norfolk and Western Railway	6	407-412
Tennessee Central Railway	5	301-305	to Louisville and Nashville Railroad 910-914
Total	40

References

Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and NorthWestern Power. Superior Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 0-87564-715-4.
Pinkpank, Jerry A (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Kalmbach Books. pp. 208, 248. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.

External links

Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco RS32 and RS36 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

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