The MLW RS-23 was a 1,000 hp (746 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works between August 1959 and September 1960. Production totaled 40 locomotives.

MLW RS-23 ROSTER; Reformatted: 22 October 2020: Photograph by : xxxxxxx-Info from : R.Craig: Original owner Road Numbers Qty. Bldr Numbers Bldr Dates; Canadian Pacific: 8013: 1: ... RS-23 Technical Data; Data Sheet Compiled by: Jean-Denis Bachand: Drawing by: Jacques Belanger-Engine: Dominion Engineering 4-cycle Model 251D-6L

251C, 6 cyl. - "Three were built for Texas Gulf (Kidd Creek, now Xtrata). Xtrata still runs at least one as their yard switcher. I know one engine for certain is scrapped (part of the hood was still on site). Not certain about the other, #51, #52 were the other two." in eastern Canada. All CP units sold or retired by 1997."

The MLW RS-23 was a 1,000 hp (746 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works between August 1959 and September 1960. Production totaled 40 locomotives. The largest fleet of these locomotives was operated by Canadian Pacific Railway, which classed them …

Greater Winnipeg Water District, MLW S-13 #201, Winnipeg MB 1999, s/n 82550, blt 1959 Gordon Strathdee: Ontario Southern MLW RS-23 #504, ex CP 8044 Brian D. Switzer: Windsor Hantsport MLW RS-23 #8046 John Reay. CP RS-23 #8038 Bruce Pearson: CP MLW RS2-3 #8017, blt 1959 cn 82569: CP MLW RS-23 #8040, 1991 …

Aug 21, 2023 · The move to put those three locomotives into storage means that there is only one Alco or MLW product left on the active roster, RS-23 80, which is assigned to switch a warehouse in Fridley, Minn. The MLW was built for Canadian Pacific.

Oct 17, 2015 · The MLW RS-23 was a 1,000 hp (746 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works between August 1959 and September 1960. Production totaled 40 locomotives.The largest fleet of these locomotives was operated by Canadian Pacific Railway, which classed them DRS-10c in that company...

These 1000 hp RS-23 units were officially designated by CPR as Branch Line Units (BLU) as were GMD SW1200RS. Unofficially, on the Toronto Division at least they were called "rockets" as in "take off like a rocket !"

The MLW RS-23 was a 1,000 hp (746 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works between August 1959 and September 1960. Production totaled 40 locomotives. The largest fleet of these locomotives was operated by Canadian Pacific Railway, which classed them DRS-10c in that company's locomotive classification system.

Built by : MLW. Built in : 1960. Serial Number : 83295. Class : DRS-10d. Paint Scheme : Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. This Photo : Jean Patenaude, 1976. From the Bill Sanderson collection. Other Photos (chronological) : 1. CP 8033 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the CP Rail Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1986;