RS-4-TC

Westinghouse generator & traction motors

Units 1247 - 1276 were built for domestic use and units 4001 - 4044 were designed for foreign use and had special axles that allowed the wheels to be easily moved to fit a variety of gauges. At 39 feet 2.5 inches, the foreign use units are slightly longer than their counterparts designed for domestic use. The foreign use units were equipped with engine heaters to allow for operation in temperatures down to as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Whitcomb History
- founded in 1878
- became a subsidiary of BLW in 1931
- all production moved to Eddystone in 1951

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Photos

indicates existing unit

1256


photos by: Alex Rodriguez
Mid-Continent Railway Museum - May 17, 2008

1254

photo by: John A. Joyce
Lafarge Tulsa (Tiger, OK) cement plant - May 2008

4004

photo by: Craig Zeni
Buckingham Branch RR, Dillwyn, VA - May 10, 2002

4003

4030

photos by: David Hoge
Natchitoches, LA. - August 28, 2006

4041

photos by: Ed Jarvis
November 15, 2005

4040

- served at the Selfridge Air Force Base, Harrison Twp. MI. - spent some time in Europe in 1991 (Gulf War) - now at the Michigan Transit Museum

photo by: Karl Joost- Thanks to Larry Bogert
Selfridge Air National Guard Base - Fall 1998

4044

photo by: Larry Pursell
Kentucky Railroad Museum - June 2005

4014

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

4032

thanks to Warren for permission to use this photo
east bound Kirkwood, Missouri, July 25, 2004

anyone know where 4032 is headed ?

4035

photos by: John Rainey
Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio, Texas - June, 2004
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.

Pilgrim's Pride 3238 (US Army 1264)


Pilgrim's Pride 3239 (US Army 1272)

photos by: John Rainey
Pittsburg, Texas - May 7, 2004
Pilgrim's Pride is one of the top producers of chicken in the US.

See the Pilgrim's Pride page in the photo gallery for more photos of 3238 & 3239

4027

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

Nov. 21, 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. Photo and info thanks to Charlie Tucker Railway Services Manager

Photo by: Charlie Tucker
Hudson, CO - September 7, 2007

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RS-4-TC Roster

indicates recently confirmed as an existing unit

US Army

Army number Whitcomb construction number current location/disposition 1247 61202 - 1248 61203 - 1249 61204 South Carolina RR Museum 1250 61205 Fernald, OH, Atomic Energy Commission site ? 1251 61206 Riverport RR, Savanna, IL 1252 61207 private owner, Elmendorf, TX auctioned on eBay for parts, Jan 06 1253 61208 owned by HIASA to operate their sidings at Nubledo station, Asturias, Spain 1254 61209 Lafarge Tulsa (Tiger, OK) cement plant 1255 61210 sold to a company in Mexico 1256 61211 Mid-Continent Railway Museum 1257 61212 - 1258 61213 - 1259 61214 Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, CA 1260 61215 Camp Navajo (AZ NG), Flagstaff, AZ 1261 61216 last owned by Transco Railway Products 1262 61217 - 1263 61218 - 1264 61219 Pilgrim's Pride 3238 (see above) 1265 61220 California State Railroad Museum 1266 61221 - 1267 61222 - 1268 61223 - 1269 61224 - 1270 61225 Southern Illinois Railcar, Troy, IL 1271 61226 - 1272 61227 Pilgrim's Pride 3239 (see above) 1273 61228 Riverport RR, Savanna, IL

Army number Whitcomb construction number current location/disposition 4001 61231 - 4002 61232 Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee RR 4003 61233 Port of Natchitoches, Louisiana 4004 61234 Buckingham Branch RR 4005 61235 Hocking Valley Scenic Railway 4006 61236 - 4007 61237 - 4008 61238 - 4009 61239 - 4010 61240 Kentucky Railway Museum 4011 61241 - 4012 61242 Northwest Railway Museum 4013 61243 - 4014 61244 Blacklands Railroad 4015 61245 Camp Navajo (AZ NG), Flagstaff, AZ 4016 61246 - 4017 61247 AEPCO Power Plant, Apache Station southwest of Willcox, AZ 4018 61248 Riverport RR, Savanna, IL 4019 61249 - 4020 61250 was at Fort Eustis, US Army Trans. Corps sold (12/2005) for $71,000, to whom ? 4021 61251 Port of Shreveport, LA 4022 61252 - 4023 61253 - 4024 61254 Northwest Railway Museum 4025 61255 - 4026 61256 Fernald, OH, Atomic Energy Commission site ? 4027 61257 Hudson Terminal RR (see above) 4028 61258 Rail Shop, Hill AFB, Ogden, UT 4029 61259 Riverport RR, Savanna, IL 4030 61260 Port of Natchitoches, Louisiana 4031 61261 - 4032 61262 see above 4033 61263 - 4034 61264 was at Fort Eustis, US Army Trans. Corps sold (12/2005) for $70,000, to whom ? 4035 61265 Texas Transportation Museum 4036 61266 on display at Collegedale Park, TN 4037 61267 - 4038 61268 - 4039 61269 Tunisia - North Africa

USAF

USAF number Whitcomb construction number current location/disposition 1274 61288 - 1275 61289 Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, SC 1276 61290 South Carolina RR Museum

USAF number Whitcomb construction number current location/disposition 4040 61229 Michigan Transit Museum 4041 61230 in service as USAF 4041 4042 61285 Shenandoah Valley RR 4043 61286 - 4044 61287 Kentucky Railway Museum

Any help with completing and/or correcting this roster would be appreciated.

The copyrights for all photos are assumed to rest with the photographers.

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