ALCO T-6

ALCO T-6
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad #16
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder ALCO Model T-6 (Specification DL440) Build date March 1958 – January 1969 Total produced 57
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Prime mover Alco 251B Cylinders Straight 6
Performance figures Power output 1,000 hp (750 kW)

The Alco T6 (DL 440) was a diesel-electric locomotive of the switcher type rated at 1,000 horsepower (750 kW), that rode on two-axle trucks, having a B-B wheel arrangement.

The 'T' stood for 'Transfer', meaning this locomotive was capable of faster transition and higher sustained speeds than the regular 'S' - type yard switcher series.

Original Owners

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.	2	126–127
Brewster Phospahtes	2	16–17
Kaiser Steel	2	1022–1023
Monongahela Connecting Railroad	1	400
Newburgh and South Shore Railroad	2	1016–1017	Last locomotives built by Alco
Norfolk and Western Railroad	40	10–49	10–11 to Chesapeake Western Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad	6	8424–8429	8427 survives
Portland Terminal Railroad (formerly Northern Pacific Terminal) (Oregon)	2	46–47

Survivors

The Delaware Coast Line Railway, the Ohio Central Railway and the Arkansas & Missouri operate the T-6. Ohio Central's T-6 is unique because it was the only one built with Hi-Ad trucks. 14 T-6's survive in all.

See also

• List of ALCO diesel locomotives
• List of MLW diesel locomotives

External links

• Preserved diesels
• Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco T6 Original Owners.