MLW RS-10

MLW RS-10
Ontario Northland Railway #1400
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) Model RS-10 Build date December 1954 – February 1957 Total produced 129
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC 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) diesel locomotive 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[1]	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[2]	to British Columbia Railway
Total	129

See also

• List of MLW diesel locomotives

References

1. Murray 2011, p. 106.
2. McDonald & Drury 1986, p. 24.

• Murray, Tom (7 March 2011). Rails Across Canada: The History of Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-1610601399.
• McDonald, Charles W.; Drury, George H. (1986). Diesel Locomotive Rosters: U.S., Canada, Mexico. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0890240841.