Alco DL531 (RSD8) |
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| Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND |
| New: 14 January 2007 |
DL-531 Drawing by: Jacques Belanger |
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| Engine Builder: American Locomotive Company |
Engine: V6 4-cycle Model 251D |
| Bore & Stroke |
9" X 10.5" |
| RPM (Maximum / Minimum) |
1025 / 350 |
| Main Generator: GE - GT581C |
Horsepower: 1050 |
| Gear Ratio: 62:15 |
Speed: 65 mph |
| Trucks: 6-Wheel |
Configuration: C-C |
| Traction Motor Blowers: Mechanically Driven |
Model: GE GY27 (four) |
| Weight: 136,000 lbs |
Traction Motors: GE 752 (six) |
| Tractive Effort (starting) 60,000 lbs @ 25% |
Tractive Effort (continuous): 47,000 lbs @ 8 mph |
| Multiple Unit Capability: Yes |
Dynamic Braking: Yes |
| Auxilary Generator: GE GY27 |
Alternator: GE GT56 |
| Air Brake: Westinghouse |
Model: 24RL |
| Compressor: Westinghouse |
Model: 3CDC |
| Boiler Type: |
PSI: |
| Quantity Built: 317 |
Dates: 1958 to 1970 |
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| Exterior Dimensions
| DL531 |
| Total Length |
49"-10" |
| Wheel Diameter |
40" & 42" optional |
| Truck Wheel Base |
11'-06" |
| Height to Top Engine Hood |
12'-00" |
| Height to Top Cab Hood |
11'-09.05" |
| Cab Width |
9'-00" |
| Engine Hood Width |
8'-08" |
| Height Walkway |
7'-06" |
| Walkway Width |
3'-06" |
| Center Bolster |
29'-05.5" |
| Center Front Truck to Front Pilot |
2'-10" |
| Center Rear Tucrk to Rear Pilot |
2'-10" |
| Distance between Truck Centers |
36'-00" |
| Minimum Turning Radious |
30 degrees / degrees |
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| Fuel Oil: 500
| Lubricating Oil: 110 |
| Engine Cooling Water: 140
| Sand Capacity: 10 cu. ft. |
| Options:
Truck Width |
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Reference Sources:
- Diesel Locomotives, Volume 2, by Bob Hayden
- Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years, by Louis A. Marre
- Locomotives Brochures by Bombardier
- Diesel & Electric Locomotives Specifications, 1981, by FK Hudson
- A Centennial Remembrance, by Richard T. Steinbrenner
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