MLW RS-10

MLW RS-10

Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW)
Model RS-10
Build date December 1954 – February 1957
Total produced 128
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. B-B
UIC class Bo′Bo′
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length 53 ft 1 in (16.18 m)
Loco weight 243,000 lb (110,000 kg)
Fuel capacity 1,200 US gal (4,500 l; 1,000 imp gal)
Prime mover ALCO 244
Engine type Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration Turbocharger
Displacement 8,016 cu in (131.36 L)
Cylinders V12
Cylinder size 9 in × 10.5 in (229 mm × 267 mm)
Transmission DC generator,
DC traction motors
Loco brake Straight air; Optional: Dynamic
Train brakes Air
Performance figures
Maximum speed 65 mph (105 km/h)
Power output 1,600 hp (1,190 kW)
Tractive effort 60,875 lbf (270.79 kN)
Career
Locale Canada

The Montreal Locomotive Works RS-10 was a 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW) road switcher built for the Canadian market. It was essentially an ALCO RS-3 in a redesigned carbody. It retained the RS-3's 12-cylinder Alco 244 engine. MLW built 129 of these locomotives before the model was replaced by the MLW RS-18.

Original owners

Railway Quantity Road number Notes
Canadian National Railway
51
1863–1885, 3066–3093
Canadian Pacific Railway
66
8462–8482, 8557–8600, 8824 8824 was built using parts from wrecked FA-1 4016, and re-used that unit's frame number
Ontario Northland Railway
4
1400–1403
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
8
579–586 to British Columbia Railway
Total 129

See also

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