ALCO / MLW Six-Axle Roadswitchers

Survivors / Preserved

Roster by: John Komanesky and R. Craig Photograph by: Gary Baloun
Revised: 24 Jan. 2012 -


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

Survives As Original RR & No. Owner & Location Status / Notes
Bay Coast Rwy 2085 US Army Transportation Corp 2085 Bay Coast RR Active
Blue Grass RR Museum 2043 and 2086 US Army B-2043 and B-2086 Blue Grass RR Museum Static Display
Eastern Shore RR B208 US Army B2085 Eastern Shore RR Stored
Feather River & Western 244 US Army 2119 Western Pacific RR Museum in Portola Stauts ?
Feather Rvr & Westn 544 US Army 2122 Western Pacific RR Museum in Portola Status ?
Hagerstown 2044 and 2052 US Army B-2044 and B-2052 Hagerstown RR Museum Stored
Nevada Northern 2080 and 2081 US Army B-2080 & B-2081 Nevada Northern RR Museum Stored
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum 2104 US Army E-2104 San Diego Rwy Museum, California Stored
Railtown 546 and 613 US Navy 65-00546 & 65-00613 Railtown 1897 Static Display
South Branch Valley 26 & 28 US Army B2105 & B2109 Cass Scenic Stored (Deteriorating)
Texas State RR 8 US Army Texas or Oklahoma ? Status ?
US Army B-2069 US Army B-2069 Museum of Transportation (St. Louis) Static Display
USN 65-00543 & 45 U.S. Navy 65-00543 & 45 CA State RR Nuseum, Sacremento Active ?
Western Railway Museum B-2066 US Army B-2066 Western Railway Museum Status ?

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

Survives As Original RR & No. Owner & Location Status / Notes
Alaska RR 1034 Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay 902 Smithsonian (VA ?) Stored
Mt. Rainier Scenic RR 41 Rock Island 747 Mt. Rainier Scenic RR Stored for repairs
North Alabama Rwy Museum 8562 NARM 8652 NARM In Service
Orange Empire Rwy Museum 1956 Tennessee Coal & Iron 601 Orange Empire Rwy Museum Active
Orange Empire RR Museum 1975 US Army 8018 Orange Empire Rwy Museum; returned to service Active
Tennessee Valley RR 5935 US Army 5935 Tennessee Valley RR Museum Status ?
Tennessee Valley RR 8014, 8021, 8668 US Army 8014, 8021, 8668 Tennessee Valley RR Museum Stored; #8668 is a parts source
Tennessee Valley RR 8669, 8677 US Army 8669, 8677 Tennessee Valley RR Museum Active
Texas Industries 8000 New York Susquehana & Western 231 Age of Steam Museum Static Display
US Army Transportation Corps 8006 Rock Island 749 Privately Owned Status ?
USA 8651 US Army 8651 National RR Museum, Green Bay, WI Status ?

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

Survives As Original RR & No. Owner & Location Status / Notes
Adirnondack 25 Seaboard Air Line 1531 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 * * *

Survives As Original RR & No. Owner & Location Status / Notes
KCC 201 Kennecott Copper 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, (Cuyahoga Scenic RR RSD5 / Active ?

XXXXXXX* * * RSD12's * * *

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

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

Survives As Original RR & No. Owner & Location Status / Notes
ATSF 9820 Santa Fe 820 CA State RR Musuem (Sacremento) RSD15 / Status ?
Austin & Texas Central 442 Santa Fe 842 RSD15 / Austin & Texas Central (Tourist RR) RSD15 /Active ?
Austin & Texas Central 443 Santa Fe 843 Privately owned, loaned to A&TC RSD15 / Active
Green Bay & Western 2407 Santa Fe 841 Illinois Railway Museum RSD15 / Active
Indiana Hi-Rail 443 Santa Fe (ATSF) 843 Arkansas Railroad Museum Static Display
Utah Rwy 401 Santa Fe 823 Utah RR Museum RSD15 / 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, Tyler Turpin, and Harry Vitek.

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