ALCO T-6
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The Alco T6 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the switcher
type rated at 1000 hp, that rode on two-axle trucks
, having a B-B wheel arrangement.
The 'T' stood for 'Transfer', meaning this locomotive was capable of faster transition and higher sustained speeds than the regular 'S' - type yard switcher series.
The Delaware Coast Line Railway, the Ohio Central Railway and the Arkansas & Missouri operate the T-6. The OHC's is unique because it was built with Alco's special Hi-Ad trucks, the only one built with those trucks.
Switcher
A switcher or shunter is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been...
type rated at 1000 hp, that rode on two-axle trucks
Bogie
A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage/car or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar...
, having a B-B wheel arrangement.
The 'T' stood for 'Transfer', meaning this locomotive was capable of faster transition and higher sustained speeds than the regular 'S' - type yard switcher series.
External links
- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco T6 Original Owners.
Original Owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altos Hornos de Mexico Altos Hornos de México Altos Hornos de México , is the largest steel mining corporation in Mexico with installed capacity of 4.2 million metric tons of liquid steel.-History:AHMSA was founded in Mexico by American Harold R. Pape in 1942... , S.A. |
|
126–127 | |
| Brewster Phospahtes | |
16–17 | |
| Kaiser Steel Kaiser Steel Kaiser Ventures is an American corporation, headquartered in Ontario, California. It was founded by Henry J. Kaiser to provide steel plate for the Pacific Coast shipbuilding industry, which expanded during World War II, then shrank, then expanded again during the Korean War... |
|
1022–1023 | |
| Monongahela Connecting Railroad Monongahela Connecting Railroad The Monongahela Connecting Railroad or Mon Conn was a small industrial railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, now part of the Allegheny Valley Railroad. It was a subsidiary of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company and a large portion of its work was for its parent company, though it also served other... |
|
400 | |
| Newburgh and South Shore Railroad Newburgh and South Shore Railroad The Newburg & South Shore Railroad is a railroad that operates in Cleveland, Ohio. The line operates on 13 miles of railroad track. It was originally built to service U.S. Steel mills in Cleveland. The line is owned by Omnitrax.... |
|
1016–1017 | Last locomotives built by Alco |
| Norfolk and Western Railroad | |
10–49 | 10–11 to Chesapeake Western Railway Chesapeake Western Railway The Chesapeake Western Railway is an intrastate railroad operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Railway in west-central Virginia. It extended from Elkton on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River in Rockingham County to Stokesville in Augusta Country at the foot of the Allegheny Mountains. ... |
| Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
|
8424–8429 | |
| Portland Terminal Railroad (formerly Northern Pacific Terminal) (Oregon) | |
46–47 | |
The Delaware Coast Line Railway, the Ohio Central Railway and the Arkansas & Missouri operate the T-6. The OHC's is unique because it was built with Alco's special Hi-Ad trucks, the only one built with those trucks.