Allis Chalmers locomotive
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Topic: Allis Chalmers locomotive
Posted By: tcrx6902
Subject: Allis Chalmers locomotive
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2015 at 11:26pm
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Hello all, I'm currently on the hunt for any pictures, or information, about the locomotive(s) at the Allis Chalmers plant in Milwaukee. I'm a member of quite a few museums, and was doing some research on a particular unit we have and it just so happens that AC purchased new from EMD (Electro Motive Diesel, a branch of GM at the time) a SW1 switcher. I can't seem to find any pictures or much info at all, so I figure this would be the place to come. |
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Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2015 at 2:35am
| that would be engine #904 |
Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2015 at 6:29am
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I Googled Shameless engine number and got the link below don't know it it is what you are looking for but it looks like it might be. http://www.hodrrm.org/body.cfm?id=160" rel="nofollow - http://www.hodrrm.org/body.cfm?id=160 |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2015 at 2:59pm
| I went to the EMD site, Allis bought a early SW1 V6 600hp, road number 8, no pictures I can find. |
Posted By: Electric Restorer
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2016 at 10:52pm
There were slides of that #8 engine on ebay, page is gone, here's a couple icons This page lists the unit: http://www.american-rails.com/emd-sw1.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.american-rails.com/emd-sw1.html Some of the SW1 cab electrical equipment, contactors and such on early units at least, have name plates indicating AC made the gear for EMD. |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2016 at 12:14am
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Does anyone know where the locomotive is now? ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: Electric Restorer
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2016 at 10:39pm
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There another topic in this forum that has good pics, including this nice one from SkyHighBalloon: http://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=114304&title=allis-chalmers-locomotive" rel="nofollow - http://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=114304&title=allis-chalmers-locomotive http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/22244341@N06/3029802397/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow - http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/22244341@N06/3029802397/in/photostream/ There's some links, and discussion above about engine 904 being AC, may be, but I'm not reading that as 904 is a renumber of engine #8, given the trucks/brakes particularly are different config, different stack, cab door windows, lights, as compared below.  |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2016 at 6:49pm
| I believe they also used a "Plymouth" brand locomotive for smaller pulls |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2016 at 6:50pm
| it was painted black and is/was for sale, but can't remember where it's sitting. said it still runs, was a gasser. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2016 at 8:22pm
| Could be same engine just updated, hard to tell but the old arch bar trucks were discarded long ago and the exhaust is a change to control noise/sparks, would have to examine s/n to know. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2018 at 6:08pm
| I am thinking underwent a rebuild to bring up to newer specs. Ditch Lights, still has same horn, same bell configuration and same louvers on hood sides, same head lamp. The stack could be for a grain operation, the cab rebuilt to eliminate the shade eye brows they did no longer need. |
Posted By: michale34
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2018 at 8:12am
| I think your right about the stack dave . I know when I hauled rice and soybeans out of the field to the driers they had a couple switch engines running around with that spark arrestor stack . I think its a safety thing when the locomotive has to go into a building with all the grain dust so it wont cause a flash fire. |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2018 at 10:18am
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You know, I toured that plant with my father when it was in operation. I can remember seeing that locomotive moving flat cars of tractors around. Good Luck! Bill Long
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