Following is a list of diesel locomotives built by the Montreal Locomotive Works, a Canadian subsidiary of the American Locomotive Company from 1904-1964. From 1964-1975 the company was known as MLW-Worthington and was owned by Bombardier from 1975 until its closure in 1985.
Switchers (S series)[]
Model | Specification | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S-2 | E1540 | 1940–1950 | 40 | B-B | 6-539T | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | |
S-3 | E-1530A | 1950–1957 | 163 | B-B | 6-539 | 660 hp (490 kW) | File:CN MLW S3 8483 switching a reefer at the London, ONT. passenger station on July 4, 1966 (35670650571).jpg |
S-4 | E-1540A,
E-1540B |
1949–1957 | 146 | B-B | 6-539T | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | |
E-1800 | E-1800 | 1951 | 2 | B-B | none | yard slug | |
E-1800a | 1957 | 2 | B-2 | ||||
S-7 | DL-1000 or ME-1000 | 1957 | 29 | B-B | 6-539T | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | File:CN MLW S7 8220 at Windsor, ONT. on October 25, 1970 (35633505512).jpg |
S-10 | DL-066 | 1958 | 13 | B-B | 6-539 | 660 hp (490 kW) | |
S-11 | DL-406 | 1959 | 10 | 6-539 |
660 hp (490 kW) | ||
S-12 | DL-410 | 1958 | 11 | 6-539T |
1,000 hp (750 kW) | ||
S-13 | DL-411,
DL-411A |
1959–1967 | 56 | 6-251C |
1,000 hp (750 kW) |
Cab units (FA & FP series)[]
Model | Specification | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FA-1 | DL-208A, DL-208B | 1949-1950 | 28 | B-B | 12-244B | 1,500 hp (1.12 MW) | |
FB-1 | DL-209A, DL-209B | 1949-1950 | 20 | B-B | 12-244B | 1,500 hp (1.12 MW) | |
FA-2 | DL-212, DL-212A | 1951–1953 | 45 | B-B | 12-244 | 1,600 hp (1.19 MW) | |
FB-2 | DL-213, DL-213A | 1951–1953 | 21 | B-B | 12-244 | 1,600 hp (1.19 MW) | |
FPA-2 | DL-212, DL-212A | 1953–1955 | 19 | B-B | 12-244D | 1,600 hp (1.19 MW) | |
FPB-2 | DL-213, DL-213A | 1953–1955 | 14 | B-B | 12-244D | 1,600 hp (1.19 MW) | |
FPA-4 | DL-218 | 1958–1959 | 34 | B-B | 12-251B | 1,800 hp (1.34 MW) | |
FPB-4 | DL-219 | 1958–1959 | 12 | B-B | 12-251B | 1,800 hp (1.34 MW) |
Early roadswitchers (RS, RSC, RSD series)[]
RS series (B-B)[]
Model | Specification | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS-1 | ME1000R (E-1641A) | 1954 | 3 | B-B | 6-539T | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | |
RS-2 | ME1500R (E-1661B) | 1946–1950 | 9 | B-B | 12-244 | 1,500 hp (1,120 kW) | |
RS-3 | ME1600R (E-1662, E-1662A, E1662B) | 1951–1956 | 146 | B-B | 12-244 | 1,600 hp (1,190 kW) | |
RS-10 | DL-700 | 1954–1957 | 129 | B-B | 12-244 | 1,600 hp (1,190 kW) | File:Ontario Northland MLW RS-10 no 1400.jpg |
RS-11 | DL-701 | 1957, 1963–1964 | 76 | B-B | 12-251B | 1,800 hp (1,340 kW) | |
RS-18 | DL-718 | 1956–1968 | 351 | B-B | 12-251B | 1,800 hp (1,340 kW) | |
RS-23 | DL-811A | 1959–1966 | 40 | B-B | 6-251C | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | File:Diesel.locomotive.ontario.southland.railway.2009.10.xx.JPG |
RSC series (A1A-A1A)[]
Model | Specification | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RSC-3 | E-1662, E-1662A, E-1662B | 1950–1952 | 99 | A1A-A1A | 12-244 | 1,600 hp (1,190 kW) | |
RSC-13 | DL-800 | 1955–1957 | 35 | A1A-A1A | 6-539T | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | |
RSC-24 | DL-814 | 1959 | 4 | A1A-A1A | 12-244 | 1,400 hp (1,040 kW) | |
RSC-14 | DL-814 | 1975–1976 | 38 | A1A-A1A | 12-251B | 1,400 hp (1,040 kW) | (RS-18 rebuild with A1A-A1A trucks from RSC-13 by CN) |
RSD series (C-C)[]
Model | Specification | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RSD-12 | DL-702 | 1956–1963 | 10 | C-C | 12-251B | 1,800 hp (1,340 kW) | for Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional-Brazil |
RSD-17 | DL600B (DL-624) | 1957 | 1 | C-C | 16-251B | 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) | |
RSD-35 | DL-535E | 1969–1971 | 10 | Co-Co | 6-251D | 1,200 hp (890 kW) | 7 units built by Alco and completed by MLW in 1969, 3 units built by MLW in 1971 |
RSD-39 | DL-535B | 1974 | 3 | C-C | 6-251D | 1,200 hp (890 kW) | FC Central (Peru) ##433-436 |
RSD-39 | DL-535B | 1974 | 2 | C-C | 6-251D | 1,200 hp (890 kW) | File:Hugh llewelyn 484 (5687967820).jpg |
RSD-35 | DL-535E (W) | 1982 | 4 | C-C | 6-251D | 1,200 hp (890 kW) | all built by BBD, Held in Montreal (Quebec) until 1991,1 to White Pass & Yukon, and 3 to US Gypsum |
Later road switchers[]
4-axle units[]
Model | Specification | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C-424 | DL-640A | 1963–1967 | 92 | B-B | 16-251B | 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) | |
M-420 | 1973–1977 | 91 | B-B | 12-251C | 2,000 hp (1,490 kW) | ||
M-420B | 1975 | 8 | B-B | 12-251C | 2,000 hp (1,490 kW) | ||
M-420R | 1974–1975 | 5 | B-B | 12-251C | 2,000 hp (1,490 kW) | ||
M-420TR | type 1 | 1972 | 2 | B-B | 12-251C | 2,000 hp (1,490 kW) | built for Roberval and Saguenay |
M-420TR | type 2 | 1975 | 15 | B-B | 12-251C | 2,000 hp (1,490 kW) | built for Ferrocarril del Pacifico |
M-424 | 1980-1981 | 72 | B-B | 16-251B | 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) | (16 built for Ferrocarril del Pacifico, 3 built for Unidos del Sureste and 53 for Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico) |
6-axle units[]
Model | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M-627 | C-C | |||||
MX-627 (Greece) | 1973 | 20 | C-C | 12-251F | 2,662 horsepower (1,985 kW) | File:20070504-air-a453.jpg |
MX615 | 1972–1979 | 74 | C-C 1 | 8-251A | 1,200 horsepower (890 kW) | |
MX620 | 1973–1980 | 145 | C-C | 12-251C | 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW) | |
MX624 | 1975–1983 | 69 | C-C | 12-251E | 1,200 horsepower (890 kW) | |
MX626 | 1972–1982 | 32 | C-C | 12-251E | 2,400 horsepower (1,800 kW) | |
MX627 | 1972–1978 | 33 | C-C | 12-251C | 2,750 horsepower (2,050 kW) | File:Flickr - nmorao - Locomotiva 1970, Estação de Vila Nova de Gaia, 2009.05.07.jpg |
MX630 | 1974–1980 | 30 | C-C | 12-251E | 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) | |
MX636 | 1974–1980 | 10 | C-C | 12-251E | 3,600 horsepower (2,700 kW) | |
MXS620 | 1973–1982 | 100 | C-C | 12-251E | 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW) | |
MXS624 | 1973–1983 | 33 | C-C | 12-251E | 2,400 horsepower (1,800 kW) | |
MXS627 | 1978–1980 | 10 | C-C | 12-251C | 2,750 horsepower (2,050 kW) | |
MLW MXS630 | 1978–1982 | 33 | C-C | 12-251E | 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) | |
C-630M | 1965–1969 | 56 | C-C | 16-251E | 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) | |
M-630 | 1969–1973 | 75 | C-C | 16-251E | 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) | |
M-630W | C-C | 16-251E | 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) | |||
M-636 | 1969–1975 | 111 | C-C | 16-251E | 3,600 horsepower (2,700 kW) | |
M-636 (Australia) | C-C | 16-251E | 3,600 horsepower (2,700 kW) | |||
MX-636 (Greece) | 1974–1975 | 10 | C-C | 16-251F | 3,500 horsepower (2,600 kW) | File:20071228-air-a504.jpg |
M-640 | 1971 | 1 | C-C | 18-251 | 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kW) |
DL series[]
Model | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DL-500S | ||||||
DL-535E | 1969–1971, 1982 | 14 | C-C | 6-251C, 6-251D | 1,000 hp (750 kW), 1,200 hp (890 kW) | see RSD-35 for more information |
HR series (actually Bombardier)[]
Model | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M-424 | 1981 | 53 | B-B | 12-251C | 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW) | File:Bombardier M-424.jpeg | built for N de M |
HR-412 | 1981 | 11 | B-B | 12-251C | 2,400 horsepower (1,800 kW) | File:D6eb3add771f67f07a1758702544e20e--diesel-ontario.jpg | - |
HR-616 | 1982 | 20 | C-C | 16-251E | 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) | File:Bombardier HR-616.jpeg | - |
LRC series[]
Model | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LRC-2 | 1981–1982 | 21 | B-B | 16-251F | 3,750 horsepower (2,800 kW) | built for VIA Rail Canada. |
LRC-3 | 1983–1984 | 10 | B-B | 16-251F | 3,750 horsepower (2,800 kW) | built for VIA Rail Canada. |
TURBO series[]
See also MLW TURBO
Model | Build date | Total
produced |
Wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CN/VIA TurboTrain | 1967-1968 | 8 car trainset | B-A (per locomotive) | ST6 (gas turbine) | 800 horsepower (600 kW) | File:VIA TurboTrain 2 cropped.jpg |
References[]
- Roberts, E.W. and D.P. Stremes (Eds.). Canadian Trackside Guide 2004 Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa, ON. ISSN 0829-3023