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The MLW RSC-24 was a type of diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works for use on Canadian National Railway (CN). Only four RSC-24's were built – all in 1959 — and were numbered 1800–1803 by CN. The locomotives were conceived by MLW as a way to use the 12-cylinder 244 diesel engines removed from 4 MLW FPA-2s which were receiving the more-capable Alco 251 engine (making them similar to the MLW FPA-4 locomotive).

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rdfs:label	MLW RSC-24 (en)
rdfs:comment	The MLW RSC-24 was a type of diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works for use on Canadian National Railway (CN). Only four RSC-24's were built – all in 1959 — and were numbered 1800–1803 by CN. The locomotives were conceived by MLW as a way to use the 12-cylinder 244 diesel engines removed from 4 MLW FPA-2s which were receiving the more-capable Alco 251 engine (making them similar to the MLW FPA-4 locomotive). (en)
foaf:name	MLW RSC-24 (en)
name	MLW RSC-24 (en)
dcterms:subject	A1A-A1A locomotives Diesel-electric locomotives of Canada MLW locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1959 Standard gauge locomotives of Canada Canadian National Railway locomotives
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Canadian National Railway Halifax and Southwestern Railway Montreal Locomotive Works MLW RS-18 MLW RSC-13 MLW RSC-14 Steam locomotives Dofasco ALCO FA 4-6-0 Nova Scotia Direct current Four-stroke engine List of MLW diesel locomotives 2-6-0 A1A-A1A locomotives Diesel-electric locomotives of Canada MLW locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1959 Standard gauge locomotives of Canada Diesel-electric locomotive Petrol-electric transmission Rudolf Diesel Canadian National Railway locomotives Diesel-electric Road switcher V12 engine Alco Pointe-à-la-Garde, Quebec South Shore (Nova Scotia) MLW FPA-4
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builddate	March to April 1959 (en)
powertype	Diesel-electric
retiredate	-1970.0 (second)
serialnumber	82589 (xsd:integer)
totalproduction	4 (xsd:integer)
uicclass	A1A'A1A' (en)
builder	Montreal Locomotive Works
fleetnumbers	1800 (xsd:integer)
operator	Canadian National Railway
transmission	Petrol-electric transmission
has abstract	The MLW RSC-24 was a type of diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works for use on Canadian National Railway (CN). Only four RSC-24's were built – all in 1959 — and were numbered 1800–1803 by CN. The locomotives were conceived by MLW as a way to use the 12-cylinder 244 diesel engines removed from 4 MLW FPA-2s which were receiving the more-capable Alco 251 engine (making them similar to the MLW FPA-4 locomotive). The model 244 diesel engine used in the RSC-24 program saw their horsepower derated to 1,400 hp (1,040 kW). In order to make the locomotive suitable for weight-restricted light rail branch lines, MLW built the locomotives using a switcher frame as a start, resulting in the "squashed" appearance of a road switcher. This was largely the result of a very short rear hood housing the electrical cabinet, whereas electrical cabinets were normally located in the long hood on most road switcher designs. In order to make the locomotive suitable for weight-restricted light rail branch lines, MLW spread the weight over the rail surface using A1A-A1A trucks (3 axle trucks, with the center axle of each truck unpowered) which were manufactured by Dominion Foundries and Steel (DOFASCO); this same truck was also adopted for the MLW RSC-13. This resulted in less traction, hence the need to de-rate the engine horsepower to avoid wheel slippage. The RSC-24 was a one-of-a-kind diesel locomotive design, and CN used these unique units to replace 2-6-0 or 4-6-0 steam locomotives on light rail branch lines in eastern Canada. In May 1969, 1802 was wrecked in a head-on collision at Pointe-à-la-Garde, Quebec. The remaining three units found their way to the South Shore of Nova Scotia toward the end of their career by the late 1960s, and their domain extended throughout CN's former Halifax and Southwestern Railway system. The troublesome model 244 diesel engine plagued the units throughout their lifespan, and they were retired in the mid-1970s, when CN also scrapped its MLW RSC-13 fleet; the A1A trucks of the RSC-13 and RSC-24 fleets were used by CN to retruck several dozen MLW RS-18s to become MLW RSC-14s. (en)
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enginetype	Four-stroke engine Rudolf Diesel V12 engine
generator	DC generator (en)
operatorclass	MR-14a (en)
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