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== Original owners ==
== Original owners ==


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!Railroad!!Quantity!!Road Number!!Notes
|-
|[[ARMCO Steel]]||1||1202||
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|[[Allied Chemical]]||1||110||
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|[[Belt Railway of Chicago||1||420||
|-
|[[B. Perini & Sons]]||1||101||
|-
|[[Chihuahua Pacific]]||1||60||Renumbered 106
|-
|[[Cia Fundidora de Hierro y Acero]]||3||1–3||
|-
|[[Ferrocarril del Pacifico]]||24||701–723||
|-
|[[Nacionales de Mexico]]||1||5300||
|-
|[[Northern Pacific Railroad]]||1||750||
|-
|[[Ohio River Company]] (ORCo)||1||56||
|-
|[[Republic Steel]]||3||153,317,318||
|-
|[[Secretaria de Comunicaciones de Obras Publicas]] (SCOP)||3||7133-1,2,3||
|-
|[[Sheffield Steel]]||2||15,16||
|-
|[[Southern Pacific Railroad]]||70||1033–1082,4634–4645||
|-
|[[South Buffalo Railroad]]||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 Yucatan]]||1||301||
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:09, 30 November 2006

ALCO S-6
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderALCO
ModelS-6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
GaugeTemplate:4ft8.5in
Performance figures
Power output900 hp

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-6d an ALCO 251 engine rated at 900 horsepower. 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, who bought two: this was the SSB-9.

Original owners

Railroad Quantity Road Number Notes
ARMCO Steel 1 1202
Allied Chemical 1 110
[[Belt Railway of Chicago 1 420
B. Perini & Sons 1 101
Chihuahua Pacific 1 60 Renumbered 106
Cia Fundidora de Hierro y Acero 3 1–3
Ferrocarril del Pacifico 24 701–723
Nacionales de Mexico 1 5300
Northern Pacific Railroad 1 750
Ohio River Company (ORCo) 1 56
Republic Steel 3 153,317,318
Secretaria de Comunicaciones de Obras Publicas (SCOP) 3 7133-1,2,3
Sheffield Steel 2 15,16
Southern Pacific Railroad 70 1033–1082,4634–4645
South Buffalo Railroad 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 Yucatan 1 301

References