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s.o.21288

o.n.3486

c.n.—

This order was C&O's last placed with ALCO; intended as a comparison to see what ‘the other builder’ had to offer.
This quartet was rarely photographed on their short duty for the Chessie, being sold after just six years to Morrison-Knutson. While at Boise, the aftercooler systems were rebuilt and on some units the radiators were enlarged, for new owner Cliff's Robe River Iron Associates in Western Australia. The locos were then shipped to L.A., and then to Port Hedland. Robe quietly operated the 630's with their other ALCOs for about 15 years, until it was decided to rebuild most as CM40-8s.

BUILDER:

ALCO Products, Inc.

MODEL:

C-630

SPECIFICATION:

DL-630

SALES ORDER:

21288

ORDER SEQUENCE/NUMBER:

3486-1 : 4

CONSTRUCTION NUMBERS:

–

DATE BUILT:

Oct 1967

OWNER/OPERATOR [LESSOR]:

Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. *CO* [?]

UNIT NUMBERS:

2100–2103

ENGINE:

16-251E

RATING –GROSS/TRACTION:

?/3,000 h.p.

RPM – IDLE/MAX:

400/1,100

MINIMUM WEIGHT:

?

MAXIMUM WEIGHT:

406,000 lbs.

STARTING TRACTIVE EFFORT:

?

CONTINUEOUS TRACTIVE EFFORT:

?

MAXIMUM TRACTIVE EFFORT:

105,200 lbs.

MIMUMUM CONTINUEOUS SPEED:

9.9 mph

MAXIMUM SPEED:

70 mph

GEAR RATIO:

74:18

MAIN GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR:

G.E. GTA-9

AUXILLIARY GENERATOR:

(x2) G.E. GY-27

TRACTION MOTORS:

G.E. 752

DYNAMIC BRAKES:

Flat Extended Range, 830 amps.

M.U. CONTROL:

27 pin, 3 connections/quarter

BRAKE SCHEDUAL:

WABCO 26L

AIR COMPRESSOR:

WABCO 3CDC

FUEL CAPACITY:

4,000 gal.

LUBRICATING OIL CAPACITY:

250 gal.

ENGINE COOLING WATER CAPY:

340 gal.

SAND CAPACITY:

60 cu. in.

WHEELS–SIZE & GAUGE:

40”, 4’8½”

TRUCKS:

GSC/ALCO Hi-Ad

JOURNALS:

9½”x12”, Timken roller

DRAFT GEAR:

?
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3486-01

Detailed History:

Service period

Status

Notes:

–

Ordered by *CO*

10/67-2/79

Scrapped

1, 2

?
  • C&O 2100
      > ret. (?-?)
  • MKCX 2100 (Jul74)
  • Cliff's Robe River Iron Associates 9417 [Cape Lambert, W.A., AU](Jan75)
      > repainted (?-74)
      > dlv’d (01Jan75)
      > wrk’d. (01Feb79)
      > scr. (Mar79)

Oct 67
©George Hamlin
Westbound 2100 at Pullman Jct. (Chicago) heading two Geeps and a string of boxcars.

November 13th, 1971 | Chicago, IL
800 x 538 pix.
100 DPI
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3486-02

Detailed History:

Service period

Status

Notes:

–

Ordered by *CO*

10/67-?/89

Rebuilt

2, 3

?
  • C&O 2101
      > ret. (?-?)
  • MKCX 2101 (Jul74)
  • Cliff's Robe River Iron Associates 9418 [Cape Lambert, W.A., AU](Jan75)
      > repainted (?-74)
      > dlv’d (01Jan75)
      > ret. (?-89)
    > rebuilt by A. Goninan as CM40-8M #9418, c/n 8109-12/90-118 (Dec90)
      > in service (Dec90)

Oct 67
©ALCO Products, Inc.
Chessie 2100 poses for the ALCO photographer on a typical Schenectady day.

October 1967 | ...
800 x 497 pix.
96 DPI
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3486-03
Detailed History:
Service period
Status
Notes:
–
Ordered by *CO*
10/67-M/90
Rebuilt
2, 3
?
  • C&O 2102
      > ret. (?-?)
  • MKCX 2102 (Sep74)
  • Cliff's Robe River Iron Associates 9419 [Cape Lambert, W.A., AU](Jan75)
      > repainted (?-74)
      > dlv’d (01Jan75)
      > ret. (?-89)
    > rebuilt by A. Goninan as CM40-8M #9418, c/n 8109-10/90-117 (Oct90)
      > in service (Oct90)
Oct 67


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3486-04

Detailed History:

Service period

Status

Notes:
–
Ordered by *CO*
10/67-L/90
Rebuilt
2, 3
?
  • C&O 2103
      > ret. (?-?)
  • MKCX 2103 (Jul74)
  • Cliff's Robe River Iron Associates 9420 [Cape Lambert, W.A., AU](Jan75)
      > repainted (?-74)
      > dlv’d (01Jan75)
      > ret. (L-90)
    > rebuilt by A. Goninan as CM40-8M #9420, c/n 8109-3/91-119 (Mar91)
      > in service (Mar91)
Oct 67
© Richard Montgomery
The “new” 9420, now a G.E., is complete with a Pilbara cab and Dash-8 hood, but still features the familiar ALCO ladder steps, Hi-Ad trucks, and Century-style fuel tank.

May 22nd, 2002 | Cape Lambert, W.A.
Used by permission
750 x 500 pix.
225 DPI
84 KB
  1. Unit was involved in a “head on collision”. No further details.
  2. Either MKCX or C.R.R.I.A. added air conditioners in front of the engineer's position and sunshades over the windshield.
  3. A. Goninan (Bassendean, W.A., AU), a G.E. licensee, carried out the CM40-8M rebuild process. The ALCO frame used and most everything under it is retained, while everything above is, well, discarded. A ‘Pilbara cab’ and a Dash-8 hood replace the ALCO components. This batch of rebuilds have an FDL-16 engine rated at 4,200 h.p. coupled to a GMG187 alternator. Weight is about 429,900 lbs.

Created 00-Oct-04

Updated 00-Oct-04

Currently 31-Dec-03

All content ©2004 Nicholas Todd unless noted.

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