MLW RS-10

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MLW RS-10

BC Rail 584, an MLW RS-10
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW)
Model	RS-10
Build date	December 1954 – February 1957
Total production	128
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
UIC classification	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	53 ft 1 in (16.18 m)
Locomotive weight	243,000 lb (110 t)
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 × 10½ in (229 mm × 267 mm)
Transmission	DC generator, DC traction motors
Top speed	65 mph (105 km/h)
Power output	1,600 hp (1,200 kW)
Tractive effort	60,875 lbf (270.79 kN)
Locomotive brakes	Straight air; Optional: Dynamic
Train brakes	Air
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 128 of these locomotives before the model was replaced by the MLW RS-18.

[edit] Original owners

Railway	Quantity	Road number	Notes
Canadian National Railway	51	1863–1885, 3066–3093
Canadian Pacific Railway	65	8462–8482, 8557–8600
Ontario Northland Railway	4	1400–1403
Pacific Great Eastern Railway	8	579–586	to British Columbia Railway
Total	128

v • d • e Diesel and gas turbine locomotives built by MLW Early switchers S-2 • S-3 • S-4 • S-7 • S-10 • S-11 • S-12 • S-13 Cab units FA-1 • FB-1 • FA-2 • FB-2 • FPA-2 • FPB-2 • FPA-4 • FPB-4 RS, RSC and RSD series RS-1 • RS-2 • RS-3 • RS-10 • RS-11 • RS-18 • RS-23 • RSC-3 • RSC-13 • RSC-14 • RSC-24 • RSD-12 • RSD-17 • RSD-35 Century series C-424 • C-630 • M-630 • M-636 • M-640 Other designs DL500S • DL535E • M420 • TURBO • LRC-2 • LRC-3 • E-1800 Bombardier designs HR-412 • HR616 (See also: List of MLW diesel locomotives)