ALCO S-1 and S-3
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Identification
The S-1 and S-3 are distinguishable externally from the very similar S-2 and S-4 Template:Convert switchers in that they have a smaller exhaust stack with a round base and a smaller radiator shutter area on the nose sides. The S-1/S-3 radiator shutter area is taller than it is wide, while the S-2/S-4 radiator area is wider. The smaller stack is due to the lack of turbocharging.
The S-10 is not externally distinguishable from later Canadian-built S-3 locomotives; it differed mostly in electrical equipment.
Original owners
The S-1 and S-3 models were sold to an extensive list of railroads and industrial operators, as detailed below. Major owners of the S-1 included the New York Central Railroad (NYC), with 71 locomotives; the New Haven with 65 locomotives; the L&N with 45 locomotives; the C&NW, with 29 locomotives; and the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) with 27 locomotives. Major customers for the S-3 included the CP, with 101; the CN, with 49; the NYC, with 43 locomotives; the B&M, with 16; and the PRR, with 13. The MLW S-10 was sold only to the CP.
The totals below include export orders and MLW-built locomotives.
S-1
ALCO constructed approximately 535 S-1s for the US market between 1940 and 1950.[1][2]
S-3
ALCO and the Montreal Locomotive Works constructed approximately 300 S-3s for the North American market between 1950 and 1957.[1][2]
S-10
MLW constructed 13 S-10s in 1958, all for the Canadian Pacific Railway, numbered 6601–6613.[2] These units were essentially similar to late-built S3s, though with minor updates to the electrical gear.
S-11
In 1959, MLW built a final order of 660 horsepower switchers for the Canadian Pacific, as model S-11, numbered 6614–6623. The internal machinery of these units was essentially the same as that of the S-10, but the car body was radically redesigned, with the radiator on the front end of the hood instead of on the sides.[3]
Preservation
Numerous S-1 and S-3 locomotives remain in use, and several are preserved:
- Ex-U.S. Army S-1 No. 7372 is at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum and painted in Western Pacific colors.[4]
- Ex-Canadian Pacific MLW S-3 No. 6568 is at the Saskatchewan Railway Museum.[5]
- Two Ex-Steel Company of Wales S-1s are preserved and are being restored to working order at the Nene Valley Railway in England.
- Ex-Erie Railroad S-1 No. 307 is preserved at Riverside Park, Manhattan and painted in New York Central colors.[6][7]
- Ex-Tennessee Central No. 51, later Cadiz Railroad No. 8, was on display in Trigg County, KY near exit 65 of Interstate 24. The unit is now currently in private ownership in nearby Christian County.[8]
- Ex-New York Central No. 872, later Bath and Hammondsport No. 5, was acquired by the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in March 2025.[9]
- Ex-South Omaha Terminal No. 1,[10] later Hutchinson Northern Railroad No. 4, is owned by the Abilene and Smokey Valley Railroad. Number 4 was donated in 1993 and still runs excursions.[11]
See also
References
External links
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