The Alco 539T was a diesel prime mover built by the American Locomotive Company. This engine was also used as a stationary powerplant, used in pipeline pumping stations, tugboats and dredges. It began as a straight-six, four-stroke design in a cast block which produced from 810 to 1,000 horsepower (600 to 750 kW).

2 天之前 · Alco is already developing an inline-8 539T that could produce 1300 horsepower without a problem (which beats a 16-567 with half the moving parts, thank you very much), and with minimal development it’s entirely possible to build a 12V539T that can top 2000 horsepower by 1947. So, why did Alco go all in on the 244 block instead?

The Alco 539T was a diesel prime mover built by the American Locomotive Company. This engine was also used as a stationary powerplant, used in pipeline pumping stations, tugboats and dredges. It began as a straight-six, four-stroke design in a cast block which produced from 810 to 1,000 horsepower (600 to 750 kW).

The ALCO 539T (Mostly referred to as the ALCO 539) was a prime mover that was designed and built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO). The 539 engine was built at Alco's Auburn, New York engine plant and later starting in September 1949 in …

The Alco 539T was a diesel prime mover (locomotive engine) built by the American Locomotive Company. This engine was also used as a stationary powerplant, used in pipeline pumping stations, tugboats and dredges. It has a straight-six, four-stroke design in a cast block which produced from 810 to 1,000 horsepower (600 to 750 kW).

21 小时之前 · The fine folks at the John Street Roundhouse in Toronto have been working on restoring their 539 powered Alco switcher to operation, but have been unable to find anyone able to rebuild the fuel pump for this unit.

2025年3月4日 · I have heard that cylinder head gaskets are available for Alco 539 engines, but have been unable to find out who manufactures/sells them. Does anyone have any experience using a gasket to correct cylinder head leakage, or is it better to restore the mating surfaces through lapping, etc.?

Does anyone know of an Alco Engine Parts Manual that is available on line?

The ALCO S-2 and S-4 are 1,000-horsepower (746 kW) diesel electric switcher locomotives produced by ALCO and Canadian licensee Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). [1] Powered by turbocharged, 6-cylinder ALCO 539 diesel engines, the two locomotives differed mainly in their trucks: the S-2 had ALCO "Blunt" trucks; the S-4, AAR type A switcher trucks ...

2024年10月8日 · For the yard switcher, Alco-GE chose mechanical throttle operation but with electric (solenoid) shutdown of the energize-to-run type. Perhaps it had an aversion to mechanical shutdown (e.g. as used by EMD), or perhaps electric shutdown made it more convenient to effect shutdown from more than one location on the locomotive.