| MLW MX-636 | 
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| Data Sheet Information Compiled by:   JEAN-DENIS BACHAND | 
| New: 24 February 2007 | Drawing by:  Jean-Denis Bachand | 
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| Engine Builder:  American Locomotive Company | Engine:  V16 4-cycle Model 251E | 
| Bore & Stroke | 9" X 10.5" | 
| RPM   (Maximum / Minimum) | 1050 / 350 | 
| Main Generator: GE - GT586A4 | Horsepower: 3600 | 
| Gear Ratio: 62:15 | Speed: 65 mph | 
| Trucks: 6-Wheel | Configuration: C-C | 
| Traction Motor Blowers: Mechanically Driven | Model: GE GY27 (four) | 
| Weight: 270,000 lbs | Traction Motors: GE 752 (six) | 
| Tractive Effort (starting) 85,980 lbs @ 25% | Tractive Effort (continuous): 48,500 lbs @ 24 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:  10 | Dates:  1974 to 1980 | 
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| Exterior Dimensions | MX-636 | 
| Total Length | 58'-00.5" | 
| Wheel Diameter | 40" & 42" optional | 
| Truck Wheel Base | 11'-02" | 
| Height to Top Engine Hood | 13'-08.5" | 
| Height to Top Cab | 13'-096.5" | 
| Cab Width | 9'-08" | 
| Engine Hood Width | 9'-06" | 
| Walkway Width | 3'-06" | 
| Height Walkway | 8'-06" | 
| Center Bolster | 35'-09" | 
| Center Front Truck to Front Pilot | 1'-10" | 
| Center Rear Tucrk to Rear Pilot | 1'-10" | 
| Distance between Truck Centers | 53'-00" | 
| Minimum Turning Radious | 33 degrees / degrees | 
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| Fuel Oil: 1188 | Lubricating Oil:  216 | 
| Engine Cooling Water: 378 | Sand Capacity:  14 cu. ft. | 
| Options:
Truck Width and Tri-Mount World Class | 
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| Reference Sources: 
Diesel Locomotives, Volume 2, by Bob Hayden
Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years, by Louis A. Marre
Locomotive Brochures by Bombardier
Diesel & Electric Locomotives Specifications, 1981, by FK Hudson
A Centennial Remembrance, by Richard T. Steinbrenner |