ALCO RSC-3

ALCO RSC3
New South Wales Government Railways 4002
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder ALCO Montreal Locomotive Works Model RSC-3 Build date November 1950 – June 1955 Total produced 99
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR A1A-A1A Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Length 53 ft 1 in (16.18 m) Width 10 ft (3.05 m) Height 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) Loco weight 254,840 lb (115,590 kilograms) Fuel capacity 800 US gal (666 imp gal; 3,028 L) Prime mover ALCO 244 Engine type Four-stroke diesel Aspiration Turbocharged Displacement 8,016 cu in (131.36 L) Generator DC generator Traction motors DC traction motors Cylinders V12 Cylinder size 9 in × 10+1⁄2 in (229 mm × 267 mm) Transmission Electric Loco brake Straight air Train brakes Air
Performance figures Power output 1,600 hp (1,190 kW) Tractive effort 42,470 lbf (188.92 kN)
Career Locale North America, Central America, South America, Portugal, Australia, Pakistan

The ALCO RSC-3 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.

Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-3, though the axle load was spread out for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines. This locomotive had much better success as an export unit than in the domestic market.

Original owners

Locomotives built by Alco

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Algerian Railways	5	DG1–DG5
FC Central Uruguayo	3	1601–1603
North Western Railway of Pakistan	26	3301–3326	to Pakistan Railways
Panama Railroad	3	901–903	5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge
São Paulo Railway, Brazil	12	550–561
Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses	5	1521–1525
Consolidated Railways of Cuba	6	1606-1611
Seaboard Air Line Railroad	12	1532–1543	to Seaboard Coast Line 1111–1117
Soo Line Railroad	4	372–374, 2380	2380 owned by Wisconsin Central Railway
Total	77

Locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
New South Wales Government Railways	20	4001–4020	NSW 40 class
Pacific Great Eastern Railway	8	561–568	to British Columbia Railway
Total	28

Preserved

Australia

• 4001 Preserved at the NSWRTM Thirlmere
• 4002 Preserved at the PRHS Western Australia
• 4006 On static display Wickham WA