RS-4-TC Photo Gallery

RS-4-TC: Road Switcher - 4 Axle - Transportation Corps Built at Eddystone from July 1953 to January 1955. - Caterpillar D397, supercharged V12, 500 hp (400 hp for traction) - Westinghouse generator & traction motors - adjustable gauge trucks (all units) - about 60 tons The builder's plates were labeled "BLH". The construction numbers are from the Whitcomb series of construction numbers. Baldwin SLD (Small Locomotive Division) continued to use construction numbers in this series, after Whitcomb was moved to Eddystone. [21] photo by: Ed Jarvis Units 1247-1276 were built for domestic use. Units 4001-4044 were equipped for foreign use. They were equipped heaters and were able to mount foreign couplers. Unit 1281 named the "General Nathanael Greene" was an experimental prototype with a hydraulic torque converter transmission. Its construction number, 40754, is from the Whitcomb series of numbers for mechcanical and hydraulic transmission locomotives. [21] Rebuilt units, offically designated by the militray as RS-4-TC-1A [21], have a Caterpillar 3508, turbocharged V8, 500hp diesel engine. Rebuilding was contracted out to Construction and Mining Services (C & M Serv.), East St. Louis IL or done at the Tooele Army Depot (TEAD) shops, UT.

1991 C & M Serv. Plate photo by: Mike Castellow	1988 C & M Serv. Plate photo by: John Rainey
TEAD Plate photo by: Alex Rodriguez

RS-4-TC Information

48 Tonners for the Army: The Davenport DE-48 and B-L-H RS-4-TC Locomotives by Rick Morgan Diesel Era Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 6 Withers Publishing Highly recommended ! - thorough history of origin - dispels myths & misinformation - techincal specs, layout drawings - many photos in military livery

Photos

1247

- in service date 10/1953 - thought to be the first completed in the 12xx series of road numbers

1248

- reassigned to the USAF - stored operational at Lockheed Martin, Marietta, GA - moved from the Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base, Marietta GA. to the Kirby Family Farm, Williston FL, 2016 ?

1249

- reassigned to the USAF - to South Carolina Railroad Museum

1250

photo by: Bradley Ogden April 14, 2013

- in storage at Hill AFB 1976 - to Department of Energy (Fluor-Daniel-Fernald) (OHFX), see: UtahRails.net for history - to Rocky Mountain Railcar - now at Peterson Industrial Depot

photo by: Bradley Ogden July 9, 2013

photo by: Bradley Ogden Rocky Mountain Railcars - August 6, 2013

1251

1254

photo by: John A. Joyce Lafarge, Tiger OK - Oct. 2009

photo by: John A. Joyce Lafarge, Tiger OK - May 2008

photo by: Eric Berger Tulsa, OK - 2019

1256

- Badger Army Ammunition Plant - to Mid-Continent Railway Museum

1258

- to Department of Energy (Fluor-Daniel-Fernald) (OHFX), see: UtahRails.net for history - to Rocky Mountain Railcar - now at Peterson Industrial Depot

photo by: Bradley Ogden Nov. 21, 2012

1259

photo by: Tom Hirsch Alturas, Ca - July 2003

- Defense Logistic Agency Lathrop CA #887582 - Tracy Defense Depot, Tracy CA - to Alturas, CA., see below - seen lettered ALTX 5515, 2008 - currently Yakima Central RR

1260

- Hill AFB, 1975 - to Navajo Army Depot, Bellemont, AZ. , 1998 - currently Camp Navajo (Arizona National Guard), Bellemont, AZ., 2009

1264

photo by: Steve Smedley Rochelle, IL - Feb. 14, 2010

"Burlington Junction RY 3238 has joined S13 8711 in the Rochelle, Illinois industrial park. The 3238 is painted in Burlington Junction Railway's sharp red and black paint scheme. The locomotive is shown on Sunday evening Feb. 14, 2010." - ex Pilgrim's Pride 3238, nee US Army 1264

photos by: Marc Malnekoff Burlington Junction Railway - April 11, 2010

1265

1267

photo by: Mike Castellow Ft. Eustis - May 28, 1983

1270

photo by: Tom Hirsch Alturas, Ca - July 2003

- to Alturas, CA. ,see below - currently Lake County Railroad (Lake Railway)

1271

photos by: Frank Vollhardt Larry's Truck Electric, McDonald, Ohio - Feb. 2011

- to Larry's Truck Electric as #601 - working a car repair facility in New Castle, PA

photos by: Kevin N. Tomasic New Castle, PA - Oct. 2, 2013

1272

- to Pilgrim's Pride as 3239 - now AGP 3239, Mason City, IA

1276

- Shaw AFB, Sumter SC - to South Carolina Railroad Museum

1281

- experimental prototype with a hydraulic transmission, named the "General Nathaniel Greene" - to Washington-Western as #5 by 1964 - scrapped by 1976

4001

photo by: Tom Hirsch Alturas, Ca - July 2003

- Defense Logistic Agency Lathrop CA #886503 - Tracy Defense Depot, Tracy CA - to Alturas, CA., see below - currently Lake County Railroad (Lake Railway)

4002

photos by: Bob Gehringer Prairie Village - Madison, SD

- served with the US Army Fort Biss, TX - to Prairie Village

4003

- Fort Bliss, 1985 - to Port of Natchitoches, LA

4004

- Defense Logistic Agency Richmond VA #54344, "The General" - on the Buckingham Branch RR

- Buckingham Branch RR #4 - repainted 2006/2007

4005

photos by: Eric Berger 2019

- served with the USAF - to Hocking Valley in 1996

4006

photos by: Dennis Wolf Memphis Defense Logistics Agency Depot - 1993

- returned from Europe, 1978 - to Memphis Defense Logistics Agency Depot as #54337

4009

- to the BJRY as #9

4010

- returned from duty in Germany, 1978 - to Kentucky Railway Museum - to Larry's Truck Electric - for sale on Serling Rail, Inc

4012

- returned from overseas, 1978 - purchased by the Northwest Railway Museum from the General Services Administration in 2001

4014

photo by: Mike Murray Blacklands Railroad Sulphur Springs, TX. - Jan. 2004

- owned by NETEX - was loaned to the Blacklands Railroad and lettered BLR - loaned to Boral Material Technologies and used to ship fly ash products from Boral's facility at Winfield TX. - returned to the Blacklands Railroad, 2016

4015

- Navajo Army Depot, Bellemont, AZ. - current Camp Navajo (Arizona National Guard), Bellemont, AZ. (2009)

4017

photo by: George Horna - collection of Mark Laundry Bensenville IL. - June 26, 1972
	- to AEPCO (Arizona Electric Power Cooperative) Apache Station Generation Plant, Cochise (Willcox) AZ

4020

photo by: Mike Castellow Ft. Eustis VA. - March 14, 2001

- to Larry's Truck Electric as #4020

4021

- now at the Port of Shreveport, LA

4023

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- ex. ????

4024

- purchased by the Northwest Railway Museum from the General Services Administration in 2001 - painted orange in 2017

4027

photos by: Larry Kuretich Canon City, Colorado - June 2003

"CRRX 4027 was spotted being moved by truck from Canon City to Mead Co., where it will be stored. 4027 had been used by the Canon City & Royal Gorge as a shop switcher but has not run since late 2002." Thanks to "The CZ" for this info.

"4027 is now on Hudson Terminal RR (HTR) Hudson, Co., (Old RESCAR Facility) Engine not running, troubles with Baldwin relays and lack of replacement parts."

"Hudson Terminal Railway 4027, RS-4-TC, Whitcomb construction number 61257 has acquired this snazzy paint scheme. Unit moves mainly tank cars around repair and storage operation at Hudson, CO, along BNSF's Brush line." - CZ

4029

4030

4031

photo by: Jim Aldridge - collection of David Baer Salt Lake City, UT. - June 21, 1978

photo by: Tom Hirsch Alturas, CA - July 2003

"Rumoured to have been acquired by the man that runs the Modoc RR Academy as part of a future RR museum or such. Some received NCO lettering, Nevada Calif. & Oregon RR. All the units are kept inside a large building at Alturas, CA." - Tom Hirsch

4032

- now at National Railway Equipment Co., Mount Vernon, IL

4034

photo by: Mike Castellow Ft. Eustis VA. - Sept. 3, 1991

photo by: Mike Castellow Ft. Eustis VA. - Aug. 29, 1991

- to Larry's Truck Electric as #600 - on lease to Eka Chemicals, Columbus, MS

4035

4035 was re-built in 1988 and the variable width axles were replaced. At the same time it was refitted with EMD control system and generator.

photos by: Mike Carter Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio, Texas - April 11, 2005

4036

- was on display at Collegedale TN - to Ag Processing, 2011

4037

photo by: Jim Aldridge - collection of David Baer Salt Lake City, UT. - June 21, 1978

4039

Long out of use, coupled to track a laying machine. Of the 17 RS-4-TCs sent to Europe and North Africa 15 were returned to the USA in 1978. The 4039 now in Tunisia and the 4038 now in Spain could be the 2 not returned.

4040

	- in service date 07/1953 - along with the 4041 thought to be the first completed in the 40xx series of road numbers - served at the Nouasseur Air Base, Casablanca, French Morocco - returned from overseas in 1978 - served at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Detroit MI - acquired by the Michigan Transit Museum, 1994
photo by: Karl Joost - collection of Larry Bogert Selfridge Air National Guard Base - Fall 1998		photo by: Michael Koprowicz Selfridge Air National Guard Base - 2008

4041

- in service date 07/1953 - along with the 4040 thought to be the first completed in the 40xx series of road numbers - returned from duty in Germany, 1978 - scrapped in 2008 - parts to the Port of Shreveport and the Hudson Terminal

builder's plate detail

4042

photos by: Rick Morgan May 2, 2015

- served in Europe, Rheinau, 1968 - returned from overseas, 1978 - Defense Logistic Agency, Richmond VA #54345, "The Admiral" - Defense Logistic Agency, location? #87001 - to Shenandoah Valley RR as #8701 - sold to Cresson Steel for scrap, last seen May 12, 2024

odd configuration with a tall radiator assembly on the side of the nose

Defense Logistic Agency 87001

4044

- to Kentucky Railway Museum - to Larry's Truck Electric

at Larry's Truck Electric