ALCO S-6

ALCO S-6
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder ALCO Model S-6 Build date May 1955 – December 1960 Total produced 126
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Length 45 ft 5 in (13.84 m) Width 10 ft (3.05 m) Height 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) Loco weight 230,000 lb (104.3 tonnes) Fuel capacity 635 US gal (2,400 L; 529 imp gal) Lubricant cap. 140 US gal (530 L; 120 imp gal) Coolant cap. 110 US gal (420 L; 92 imp gal) Sandbox cap. 26 cu ft (0.74 m3) Prime mover ALCO 251A,B RPM range 375 – 1000 rpm Engine type Four-stroke diesel Displacement 668 cu in (10.95 L) per cylinder 4,008 cu in (65.68 L) total Generator GE GT533 Traction motors GE 731 (4 off) Cylinders Straight 6 Cylinder size 9 in × 10+1⁄2 in (229 mm × 267 mm)
Performance figures Power output 900 hp (670 kW)
Career Locale United States, Mexico Preserved Two

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-6 was a development of the earlier S-5; instead of the 800 hp ALCO 251 engine on the previous locomotive, the S-6 used a 251A or 251B 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 Company, who bought two: this was the SB-8/SSB-9 (DL-441). The freight train used to smash the DeLorean DMC-12 time machine in Back to the Future Part III was pulled by two Alco S-6 locomotives in Ventura County Railroad livery.

External links

• Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco S5, S6, and SSB9 Original Owners.

Original Owners

Railroad	Quantity	Road Number	Notes
Allied Chemical Company	1	110
ARMCO Steel	1	1202
B. Perini & Sons Construction Company	1	101	to Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad 101
Belt Railway of Chicago	1	420
Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico	1	60	Renumbered 106
Cia Fundidora de Hierro y Acero	3	1–3
Ferrocarril del Pacífico	24	701–723
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México	1	5300
Northern Pacific Railway	1	750	to Burlington Northern Railroad 950
Ohio River Company (ORCo)	1	56
Republic Steel	3	153,317,318
Secretaria de Comunicaciones de Obras Publicas (SCOP)	3	7133-1,2,3	to Ferrocarril del Sureste (same numbers)
Sheffield Steel	2	15,16
Southern Pacific Railroad	70	1033–1082,4634–4645	renumbered 1200–1257, 1270–1281
South Buffalo Railway	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 Yucatán	1	301