List of MLW diesel locomotives
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Following is a list of diesel locomotives built by the Montreal Locomotive Works
, a Canadian
subsidiary of the American Locomotive Company
from 1904-1964. From 1964-1975 the company was known as MLW-Worthington and was owned by Bombardier
from 1975 until its closure in 1985.
Montreal Locomotive Works
Montreal Locomotive Works was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883–1985, producing both steam and diesel locomotives. For a number of years it was a subsidiary of the American Locomotive Company...
, a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
subsidiary of the American Locomotive Company
American Locomotive Company
The American Locomotive Company, often shortened to ALCO or Alco , was a builder of railroad locomotives in the United States.-Early history:...
from 1904-1964. From 1964-1975 the company was known as MLW-Worthington and was owned by Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
from 1975 until its closure in 1985.
Switchers (S series)
Model | Specification | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | S-2 ALCO S-2 and S-4 The ALCO S2 and S4 were switcher diesel locomotives produced by ALCO and Canadian licensee Montreal Locomotive Works . Basically, the two locomotives differed only in trucks, with the S-2 using ALCO's own Blunt trucks, and the S-4 riding on standard AAR type A switcher trucks. Both were powered... | E1540 | 1940–1950 | 40 | B-B | 6-539T | 1000 hp |
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S-3 ALCO S-1 and S-3 The ALCO S-1 and S-3 were switcher diesel-electric locomotives produced by ALCO and their Canadian subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works . Basically, the two locomotives differed only in trucks, with the S-1 using ALCO's own Blunt trucks, and the S-3 riding on standard AAR type A switcher trucks... |
E-1530A | 1950–1957 | 163 | B-B | 6-539 | 660 hp | |
S-4 ALCO S-2 and S-4 The ALCO S2 and S4 were switcher diesel locomotives produced by ALCO and Canadian licensee Montreal Locomotive Works . Basically, the two locomotives differed only in trucks, with the S-2 using ALCO's own Blunt trucks, and the S-4 riding on standard AAR type A switcher trucks. Both were powered... |
E-1540A, E-1540B |
1949–1961 | 146 | B-B | 6-539T | 1000 hp | |
E-1800 | E-1800 | 1951 | 2 | B-B | none | yard slug Slug (railroad) A railroad slug is an accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive. It has trucks with traction motors but is unable to move about under its own power, as it does not contain a prime mover to produce electricity... |
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E-1800a | 1957 | 2 | B-2 | ||||
S-7 | DL-1000 or ME-1000 | 1957 | 29 | B-B | 6-539T | 1000 hp | |
S-10 ALCO S-1 and S-3 The ALCO S-1 and S-3 were switcher diesel-electric locomotives produced by ALCO and their Canadian subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works . Basically, the two locomotives differed only in trucks, with the S-1 using ALCO's own Blunt trucks, and the S-3 riding on standard AAR type A switcher trucks... |
DL-066 | 1958 | 13 | B-B | 6-539 | 660 hp | |
S-11 | DL-406 | 1959 | 10 | 660 hp | |||
S-12 | DL-410 | 1958 | 11 | 1000 hp | |||
S-13 | DL-411, DL-411A |
1959–1967 | 56 | 1000 hp | |||
Cab units (FA & FP series)
Model | Specification | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | FA-1 ALCO FA The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead FA and cabless booster FB models... | DL-208, DL-208A, DL-208B | 1950 | 28 | B-B | 12-244 | 1500 hp |
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FB-1 ALCO FA The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead FA and cabless booster FB models... |
DL-209, DL-209A, DL-209B | 1950 | 20 | B-B | 12-244 | 1500 hp | |
FA-2 ALCO FA The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead FA and cabless booster FB models... |
DL-212, DL-212A | 1951–1953 | 45 | B-B | 12-244 | 1600 hp | |
FB-2 ALCO FA The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead FA and cabless booster FB models... |
DL-213, DL-213A | 1951–1953 | 21 | B-B | 12-244 | 1600 hp | |
FPA-2 ALCO FA The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead FA and cabless booster FB models... |
DL-212, DL-212A | 1953–1954 | 19 | B-B | 12-244 | 1600 hp | |
FPB-2 ALCO FA The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead FA and cabless booster FB models... |
DL-213, DL-213A | 1953–1954 | 14 | B-B | 12-244 | 1600 hp hp | |
FPA-4 ALCO FA The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead FA and cabless booster FB models... |
DL-218 | 1958–1959 | 34 | B-B | 12-251B | 1800 hp | |
FPB-4 ALCO FA The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead FA and cabless booster FB models... |
DL-219 | 1958–1959 | 12 | B-B | 12-251B | 1800 hp | |
RS series (B-B)
Model | Specification | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | RS-1 ALCO RS-1 The ALCO RS-1 was a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. This model has the distinction of having the longest production run of any diesel locomotive for the North American market.The carbody configuration of... | ME1000R (E-1641A) | 1954 | 3 | B-B | 6-539T | 1000 hp | (for NdeM) |
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RS-2 ALCO RS-2 The ALCO RS-2 is a , B-B road switcher railroad locomotive. It was manufactured by American Locomotive Company from October 1946 to May 1950, and 378 were produced — 369 by the American Locomotive Company, and 9 by Montreal Locomotive Works in Canada. Eight of the ALCO RS-2s were exported to... |
ME1500R (E-1661B) | 1946–1950 | 9 | B-B | 12-244 | 1500 hp | |
RS-3 ALCO RS-3 The ALCO RS-3 is a 1,600 hp , B-B road switcher railroad locomotive. It was manufactured by American Locomotive Company and Montreal Locomotive Works from May 1950 to August 1956, and 1,418 were produced — 1,265 for American railroads, 98 for Canadian railroads, 48 for Brazilian and 7... |
ME1600R (E-1662, E-1662A, E1662B) | 1951–1956 | 146 | B-B | 12-244 | 1600 hp | |
RS-10 MLW RS-10 The Montreal Locomotive Works RS-10 was a 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 129 of these locomotives before the model was replaced by the MLW RS-18.-Original owners:... |
DL-700 | 1954–1957 | 128 | B-B | 12-244 | 1600 hp | |
RS-11 ALCO RS-11 The ALCO RS-11 is a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,800 hp , that rode on two-axle trucks, having a B-B wheel arrangement.-Development:... |
DL-701 | 1963–1964 | 75 | B-B | 12-251B | 1800 hp | (for NdeM) |
RS-18 MLW RS-18 The MLW RS-18 was an 1800 hp diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works between December 1956 and August 1968... |
DL-718 | 1956–1968 | 351 | B-B | 12-251B | 1800 hp | |
RS-23 | DL-811A | 1959–1966 | 40 | B-B | 6-251C | 1000 hp | |
RSC series (A1A-A1A)
Model | Specification | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | RSC-24 MLW RSC-24 The MLW RSC-24 was a type of diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works for use on Canadian National Railway .Only four RSC-24's were built — all in 1959 — and were numbered 1800–1803 by CN... | DL-814 | 1959 | 4 | A1A-A1A | 12-244 | 1400 hp |
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RSC-14 MLW RSC-14 The MLW RSC-14 was a diesel-electric locomotive rebuilt by Canadian National Railway from locomotives originally supplied by Montreal Locomotive Works.These locomotives began life as MLW RS-18s for the Canadian National Railway... |
DL-814 | 1975–1976 | 38 | A1A-A1A | 12-251B | 1400 hp | (RS-18 rebuild with A1A-A1A trucks from RSC-13 by CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... ) |
RSD series (C-C)
Model | Specification | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | RSD-12 ALCO RSD-12 The ALCO RSD-12 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at , that rode on three-axle trucks, having an C-C wheel arrangement.... | DL-702 | 1956–1963 | 10 | C-C | 12-251B | 1800 hp | for Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is the second major steel-maker company in Brazil. Its main plant is located in the city of Volta Redonda, in the state of Rio de Janeiro... -Brazil |
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RSD-17 | DL600B (DL-624) | 1957 | 1 | C-C | 16-251B | 2400 hp | |
RSD-35 | DL-535 | 1969–1971 | 8 | C-C | 6-251D | 1200 hp | 5 units built by ALCo and completed by MLW in 1969, 3 units built by MLW in 1971 |
RSD-35 | DL-535 (W) | 1982 | 4 | C-C | 6-251D | 1200 hp | all built by BBD, Held in Montreal (Quebec) until 1991,1 to White Pass & Yukon, and 3 to US Gypsum |
4-axle units
Model | Specification | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | C-424 ALCO Century 424 The Century 424 was a four-axle, 2400 horsepower diesel locomotive of the road switcher type. 190 were built between April 1963 and May 1967. Cataloged as a part of Alco's Century line of locomotives, the C424 was intended to replace the earlier RS-27 model and offered as a lower-priced... | DL-640A | 1963–1967 | 92 | B-B | 16-251B | 2400 hp |
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M-420 | 1973–1977 | 92 | B-B | 12-251C | 2000 hp | ||
M-420B | 1975 | 8 | B-B | 12-251C | 2000 hp | ||
M-420R | 1974–1975 | 5 | B-B | 12-251C | 2000 hp | ||
M-420TR | type 1 | 1972 | 2 | B-B | 12-251C | 2000 hp | built for Roberval and Saguena |
M-420TR | type 2 | 1975 | 15 | B-B | 12-251C | 2000 hp | built for Ferrocarril del Pacifico |
M-424 | 1980 | 19 | B-B | 16-251B | 2400 hp | (15 built for Ferrocarril del Pacifico, 2 built for Unidos del Sureste) | |
6-axle units
Model | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | C-630M ALCO Century 630 The ALCO Century 630 was a six-axle, 3000 horsepower diesel locomotive built between 1965 and 1967. 77 were built: 3 for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, 4 for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, 8 for Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 10 for Norfolk and Western Railway, 15 for Pennsylvania Railroad, 12... | 1965–1969 | 56 | C-C | 16-251E | 3000 hp |
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M-630 | 1969–1973 | 75 | C-C | 16-251E | 3000 hp | |
M-630W | C-C | 16-251E | 3000 hp | |||
M-636 | 1969–1975 | 111 | C-C | 16-251E | 3600 hp | |
M-636 (Australia) | C-C | 16-251E | 3600 hp | |||
MX-636 (Greece) | 1974–1975 | 10 | C-C | 16-251F | 3500 hp | |
M-640 | 1971 | 1 | C-C | 18-251 | 4000 hp | |
DL series
Model | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | Model | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | HR-616 Bombardier HR-616 The Bombardier HR616, also known as the MLW HR616, was a 6 axle, freight locomotive manufactured in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Twenty were built for Canadian National Railway in 1982, numbered 2100–2119, with 2100–2103 being temporarily renumbered as Bombardier 7000–7003, and rated at for... | 1982 | 20 | C-C | 16-251G | 3000 hp |
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LRC series
Model | Build date | Total produced | Wheel arrangement AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric... | Prime mover Prime mover (locomotive) In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine... | Power output Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... | Image |
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LRC-2 | 1981–1982 | 21 | B-B | 12-251F | 3750 hp | built for VIA RAIL CANADA, |
LRC-3 | 1983–1984 | 10 | B-B | 12-251F | 3750 hp | built for VIA RAIL CANADA, |