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Diesel-electric locomotive
ALCO RS-36 Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder ALCO Model RS-36 Build date February 1962 - August 1963 Total produced 40
Performance figures Power output 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) Tractive effort 61,800 lb (28,000 kg)
The ALCO RS-36 (DL 701) is a 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW) diesel-electric locomotive of which 40 were produced by ALCO between February 1962 and August 1963 for seven railroads.
Several of RS-36s have been preserved in operating condition or put on display:
Atlantic & Danville #2 has been fully restored and is owned by the Southern New England Railroad (now in D&H inspired paint and numbered 5012).[ 1]
Apache Railway #800 has been donated and will be put on display in front of the historic Navajo County Courthouse in Holbrook, AZ .[ 2]
Delaware & Hudson #5015 is undergoing restoration by the Southern New England Railroad.[ 1]
Delaware & Hudson #5017 is operational and owned by the Delaware & Ulster Railroad.[ 3]
Delaware & Hudson #5019 is stored at North Walpole, NH .
Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and North Western Power . Burbank, California: Superior Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 0-87564-715-4 .
Pinkpank, Jerry A (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide . Kalmbach Books. pp. 208, 248. ISBN 0-89024-026-4 .