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ALCO HH series

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The ALCO HH series was a family of early diesel switcher locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, New York, between 1931 and 1940. They were ALCO's first diesel switchers in true series production and among the first land vehicles anywhere to use diesel-electric power transmission. The name stands for High Hood. After a prototype sold to the New Haven as number 0900, four production models followed: the HH600, HH660, HH900 and HH1000, named for their rated horsepower, using McIntosh and Seymour six-cylinder engines. A total of 177 were produced before the S series replaced them in 1940, and a few survive in revenue service and in museums.

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Year
1931 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Status
Surviving 1
Units Built
177 1
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The ALCO HH series was an early set of diesel switcher locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York between 1931 and 1940

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was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969
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1. ALCO HH series (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, build dates
    The ALCO HH series was an early set of diesel switcher locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York between 1931 and 1940
  • Lead, production total
    A total of 177 of the HH series was produced
  • Lead, diesel-electric
    The ALCO HH series was an early set of diesel switcher locomotives
  • Survival or fate of the model
    A few HH-series switchers still survive in revenue service, and more are in museums.
  • Lead, builder
    The ALCO HH series was an early set of diesel switcher locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York between 1931 and 1940
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, diesel-electric locomotive
    The ALCO HH series was an early set of diesel switcher locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York between 1931 and 1940, when they were replaced by the S series: the 660 hp (490 kW) S-1 and 1,000 hp (750 kW) S-2.
  • Has Part: McIntosh & Seymour 538, HH660
    It used a naturally aspirated version of the 6-cylinder McIntosh and Seymour 538 engine, producing 660 hp (490 kW).
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was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969
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McIntosh & Seymour 531 (Wikipedia)
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It was primarily used in Alco's line of HH series switcher locomotives, as well as the Rebel passenger trains.
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