ALCO / MLW Six-Axle Roadswitchers

Survivors / Preserved

Roster by: John Komanesky and R. Craig Photograph by: Gary Baloun
Revised: 18 Jan. 2018 -


XXXXXXX* * * MRS-1's * * *

Original RR & No. Survives As Owner & Location Status / Notes
US Army B-2043 Blue Grass RR Museum 2043 Blue Grass RR Museum Static Display
(US Army B-2044 and B-2052) Hagerstown 2044 and 2052 Hagerstown RR Museum Scrapped
US Army #?? Texas State RR 8 Texas or Oklahoma ? Status ?
US Army B-2066 US Army B-2066 Western Railway Museum Status ?
US Army B-2069 US Army B-2069 Museum of Transportation (St. Louis) Static Display
US Army Transportation Corp 2085 Bay Coast Rwy 2085 Bay Coast RR Active
US Army B2105 & B2109 South Branch Valley 26 & 28 Cass Scenic Stored (Deteriorating)
US Army 2119 Feather River & Western 244 Western Pacific RR Museum in Portola Stauts ?
US Army 2122 Feather Rvr & Westn 544 Western Pacific RR Museum in Portola Status ?
U.S. Navy 65-00543 & 45 USN 65-00543 & 45 CA State RR Nuseum, Sacremento Active ?
US Navy 65-00546 & 65-00613 Railtown 546 and 613 Railtown 1897 Static Display

XXXXXXX* * * RSD-1's * * *

Original RR & No. Survives As Owner & Location Status / Notes
Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay 902 US Army 8011 USATC - Ft. Eustiss Owned by Smithsonian; being Restored (b/n 69427, b/d 12/42)
Rock Island 747 Mt. Rainier Scenic RR 41 Mt. Rainier Scenic RR Stored for repairs
Tennessee Coal & Iron 601 Orange Empire Rwy Museum 1956 Orange Empire Rwy Museum Active
Texas Industries 8000 New York Susquehana & Western 231 Age of Steam Museum Static Display
US Army 8004 Mount Rainier Scenic MRS Stored
US Army 8009 US Department of Transportation 1956 Orange Empire RR Museum Stored
US Army 8014 & 8021 Tennessee Valley RR 8014 & 8021 Tennessee Valley RR Museum Stored
US Army 8018 US Department of Transportation 1975 Orange Empire RR Museum Stored
US Army 8044 Strasburg RR 1034 Strasburg RR Stored
US Army 8651 USA 8651 National RR Museum, Green Bay, WI Status ?
US Army 8652 North Alabama Rwy Museum 8652 NARM In Service
US Army 8663 Tennessee Valley Authority 33 ??? Status ?
US Army 8669, 8677 Tennessee Valley RR 8669, 8677 Tennessee Valley RR Museum Status ?

XXXXXXX* * * RSC2/3's * * *

Original RR & No. Survives As Owner & Location Status / Notes
Adirnondack 25 Utica & Mohawk Chapter, NRHS Static Display ?
DRMX 1513 Seaboard Air Line 1513 Danbury Railway Museum RSC-2 / Status ?
Milwaaukee Road 988 Milw 988 Mid-Continent Railway Museum (North Freedom, WI) RSC-2 / Repairs Underway
New South Wales 4001 NSW 4001 New South Wales RTM, Thrilmere, Australia RSC-3 / Status ?
New South Wales 4002 NSW 4002 Pilbara Rail Historical Society, Western Australia RSC-2 / Status ?
RSC-3 New South Wales 4006 NSW 4006 RSC-3 / Static display
Pacific Great Eastern 561 PGE 561 West Coast Rwy Heritage Park RSC-3 / Status ?

XXXXXXX* * * RSD4/5's * * *

Original RR & No. Survives As Owner & Location Status / Notes
Kennecott Copper 201 KCC 201 Northwest Railway Museum (Snoqualmie Falls, WA) RSD4 / Static Display ?
Nickel Plate 324 Utah Rwy 306 Portland Oregon RSD5 / Status ?
Chicago & North Western 1689 C&NW 1689 Privately owned, Store on Illinois Rwy Museum RSD5 / Active ?

XXXXXXX* * * RSD12's * * *

Original RR & No. Survives As Owner & Location Status / Notes
Lake Superior & Ishpeming 1804 LS&I 1804 Escanba, MI (as of 8/2011) No engine, slated to be scrapped
Nickel Plate 329 NKP 329 Mad River & NKP RR Museum (Bellvue, OH) Static Display
Southern Pacific 7004 & 7008 SP 2954 & 2958 Orange Empire Rwy Museum Static Display
Southern Pacific 7012 West Tennessee RR 2054 Arkansas Railroad Museum Static Display

XXXXXXX* * * RSD15/17's * * *

Original RR & No. Survives As Owner & Location Status / Notes
Santa Fe 820 ATSF 9820 CA State RR Musuem (Sacremento) RSD15 / Status ?
Santa Fe 823 Utah Rwy 401 Utah RR Museum RSD15 / Static Display
Santa Fe 841 Green Bay & Western 2407 Illinois Railway Museum RSD15 / Active
Santa Fe 842 Austin & Texas Central 442 RSD15 / Austin & Texas Central (Tourist RR) RSD15 /Active ?
Santa Fe 843 Indiana Hi-Rail 443 Arkansas Railroad Museum Static Display
Canadian Pacific 8921 CP 8921 Elgin County Railway Museum, St. Thomas, Ont. (Canada) RSD17 MLW-built/ Static Display

XXXXXXX* * * MLW RSC18's * * *

Survives As Original RR & No. Owner & Location Status / Notes
CN 1762 Canadian National 1762 kensington (Canada) Static Display
Salem & Hillsborough 1754 Canadian National 3847 (RS18) Salem & Hillsborough RStatus ?
Concept idea and much of the data for "Preserved Diesels" roster provided by John Komanesky. Additional information from Dave Althaus, Larry Bogert, Dylan Cantrell, Ed Cooper, John Edwards, Paul Goewey, Ron Goldfeder, Wayne Merlo, Tom Lindsey, Peter Nicholson, Stan Paulson, Keith Robinson, Shawn Stauffer, Tyler Turpin, and Harry Vitek.

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