The ALCO RS-36 (DL 701) is a diesel-electric locomotive of which 40 were produced by ALCO between February 1962 and August 1963 for seven railroads.
Original owners Railroad Quantity Road numbers NotesAtlantic and Danville Railway 2 1, 2 #2 now leased to Batten Kill Railroad and numbered SNEX #5012Apache Railway 3700, 800, 900 800 to be displayed in Holbrook, AZChicago and North Western Railway 1 904 Renumbered 405, later 4259Delaware and Hudson 12 5012-5023 5015 preserved as Batten Kill #5015 -5017 preserved in original condition at Delaware and Ulster Railroad -5019 preserved in New Hampshire as Upper Hudson River Railroad #5019Nickel Plate Road 11 865-875 874-875 high short hood, equipped with steam generators, all to Norfolk & Western Railway 2865-2875Norfolk and Western Railway 6 407-412 Tennessee Central Railway 5 301-305 to Louisville and Nashville Railroad 910-914 Total 40
Preservation Several of RS-36s have been preserved in operating condition or put on display:
Atlantic & Danville #2 has been fully restored and is owned by the Southern New England Railroad (now in D&H inspired paint and numbered 5012). Apache Railway #800 has been donated and will be put on display in front of the historic Navajo County Courthouse in Holbrook, AZ. Delaware & Hudson #5015 has been restored by the Southern New England Railroad. Delaware & Hudson #5017 is operational and owned by the Delaware & Ulster Railroad. Delaware & Hudson #5019 is stored at North Walpole, NH.
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External links Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco RS32 and RS36 Original Owners.