Owing to CN's habit of renumbering Motive Power on a regular basis, I have decided to arrange this roster using CN's classification for each group of engines, which in itself has its flaws owing to CN's other habit of reclassifying Motive Power.

The ALCO S-2 and S-4 are 1,000-horsepower (746 kW) diesel electric switcher locomotives produced by ALCO and Canadian licensee Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). [1] Powered by turbocharged, 6-cylinder ALCO 539 diesel engines, the two locomotives differed mainly in their trucks: the S-2 had ALCO "Blunt" trucks; the S-4, AAR type A switcher trucks ...

The MLW RSC-24 was a type of diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works for use on the Canadian National Railway (CN). Only four RSC-24s were built – all in 1959. [1] They were numbered 1800–1803 by CN.

Montreal Locomotive Works (Alco) S-13 CN #8504 CN 8504 in the Montreal area in the mid-70s, probably on the way to their Taschereau Yard. It was built by Montreal Locomotive Works (Alco) in 1959, as part of Order 4112 which encompassed 23 locomotives (8500-8522) in Class MS-10q (for Montreal Switcher 1000hp) S-13 locomotives.

On the CNR, ALCO and MLW switchers built between 1947 and 1950 were delivered in the black paint scheme with large Morency orange side panels (CNR Orange No 10).

The MLW/ALCO FP-4 is a type of 1,800 hp four-axle diesel locomotive which consists of 2 forms: the FPA-4 "A" unit, and the "B" unit being the FPB-4. The locomotives were powered by the then-new ALCO 12-251 engines, and were some of the first …

Jan 4, 2025 · Home > Canadian National Railways > Locomotives > Alco 2-8-2 > CN 3594. Pictures of CN 3594 : Owner: Canadian National Railways: Model: Alco 2-8-2: Built As: CN 3594 (2-8-2) Serial Number: 65657: Order No: Q-330: Frame Number: 27X30 cylinders, 63" drivers: Built: 8/1924: Notes: MLW 08/1924, scrapped 07/1959:

3000 CN's one and only CLC/Fairbanks-Morse H24-66 Train Master. FM/CLC 7/1955 Canadian National. This powerful unit was ahead of its time. At 2400 hp it could out pull anything!

Dec 11, 2023 · Learn more about the Lionel No. 228 Canadian National Alco diesel model locomotive in this article by Roger Carp.

The ALCO S-1 and S-3 were 660 horsepower (490 kW) diesel-electric switcher locomotives produced by ALCO and their Canadian subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). The two locomotives differed only in trucks, with the S-1 using ALCO's own Blunt trucks, and the S-3 using AAR type A switcher trucks. The S-1 was built between April 1940 and ...