Roberval - Saguenay

Roster

A much rebuilt shop switcher that was first an electric as number 6, then in 1941 a homemade rebuild diesel-electric
with wheel arrangement of 1A-1A. It was rebuilt in 1950 as a battery-electric shop switcher.
Note the stencilled weight of 73450 (37 tons) B-W #38411 9/12 Arvida, Que. 8/27/71 David M. More

18 first R-S diesel a Whitcomb 50 tonner with twin Hercules DFXD engines. Whitcomb 60083 4/1941
Courtesy of Rio Tinto Alcan, Ian Stronach Collection

19 first RS road unit. Alco RS-2 75265 8/1947 Jonquiere, QC 9/30/1960

20 First road switcher built in Canada. Preserved 1976 by CRHA. RS-2 1500 HP MLW #76095 12/49
Port Alfred Glenn Courtney

Alcan 72-359 S-2 Alco 70233 3/16/43 Montreal Locomotive Works
To R&S 59 12/1953 Re# 21 Returned to Alcan in 1965
Note: Alcan 72-360 S-2 Alco 70218 7/43 to R&S 60

Courtesy of Rio Tinto Alcan, Ian Stronach Collection

Next came 22 new model RS-3 1600HP, one unit in April 1955 #91185 Montreal Locomotive Works
Later became QNSP 22 and later still YDHR 22.

Lone General Motors unit on a mostly Alco roster until recent years. GMD SW1200 A976 11/56 Sold 8/73 C&GT 103
Arvida May 21, 1972 David M. More

There were five years between two one-unit orders for RS-18's. Long end forward 24 above and low-nose 25 below.
MLW # 83278 4/60 Montreal Locomotive Works

24 in newer paint scheme with visibility stripes on nose. 9/30/1970

25 RS-18 1800 HP one of a small number of low-nose RS-18's #84871 6/65 Montreal Locomotive Works

Modern style paint scheme not typically seen on locomotives.
Note addition of plow pilot and gangway drawbridge. Also, bell and horn relocated off cab roof.

Only two of these M420TR high adhesion truck 2000 HP units were built; RS got them both. Montreal Locomotive Works

Lettered for parent Alcan, these units were numbered in R&S series and used by them. MLW #M6051-02 4/72
Port Alfred, May 21, 1972 David M. More

26 Jonquiere 9/23/1994 Patrick DeLarue Later became CFFX 26 . Now Orford Express 26

No mistaking model of this unit. 9/30/1970 Stephie Kolata

28 (acq. 9/73) ex D&H 4117 (Alco 80317 9/52) in yet another paint scheme. Jonquiere, QC 9/30/1980
One of four RS-3's (2 D&H 2 RDG) acquired used. Many more used Alco's followed.

One of nine ex LIRR C-420's (34 ex 214 acq.4/78) Alma, July 26, 1990 Alco #84785 4/64

One of eight GP38-3's rebuilt by AMF from GP40's. GMD A2254 10/67 r/b AMF 12/96 ex CN 9312 nee 4012.
La Baie August 28, 2010 Tim Stevens

61 rebuilt AMF 12/96 ex KCS 784 GP40 nee IC 3048. EMD 32868 2/67 CN Taschereau.

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Alma & Jonquieres

A&J 101 S-4 1000 HP m.u. MLW #76479 8/49 Montreal Locomotive Works

This one-unit order was followed by another identical one two years later. 102, MLW #77589 7/51
These were the only two diesels owned by A&J

 

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