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| ALCO S-6 |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | ALCO |
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| Model | S-6 |
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| Performance figures |
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| Power output | 900 hp |
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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.
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