The Alco T6 (DL 440) was a

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of the

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type rated at , that rode on two-axle

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, having a B-B wheel arrangement. The 'T' stood for 'Transfer', meaning this locomotive was capable of faster transition and higher sustained speeds than the regular 'S' - type yard switcher series.

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The Delaware Coast Line Railway, the Ohio Central Railway and the Arkansas & Missouri operate the T-6. Ohio Central's T-6 is unique because it was the only one built (for Monongahela Connecting Railroad) with Hi-Ad trucks. 14 T-6's survive in all. Pennsylvania RR 8427 survives as

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101. It was that railroad's first locomotive acquisition and is often used to switch the

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. Newburg and South Shore Railroad 1017 survives on the

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. As of 1-16-2016, the stack bagged, and restensiled GLLX 1017. Newburg and South Shore Railroad 1016 survives as

Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad The Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad is a shortline railroad which operates freight train, freight and Heritage railway, tourist passenger trains between Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Middletown to Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. Passe ...

1016. Norfolk and Western Railway #40 survives as a static display in the Virginia Museum of Transportation. It has been restored to Chesapeake and Western #10 paint. Norfolk and Western Railway #41 is operated by the Roanoke Chapter, NRHS. It has been restored to Norfolk and Western lettering and makes operating appearances at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20140220043646/http://www.gckrail.com/

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Preserved diesels
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