ALCO SB-8/SSB-9

Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Power output	900 hp (670 kW) per unit, 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) per set

The Alco SB-8/SSB-9 (spec. DL 441) was a diesel-electric locomotive of the switcher type constructed as a cow-calf set by ALCO of Schenectady, New York. These were based on the ALCO S-6, and produced exclusively for Oliver Iron Mining, who bought two sets. The 'cow' being the model SB-8, and the 'calf' being the SSB-9.

References

Diesel-electric locomotives built by ALCO

Switchers	ALCO 300 ALCO 600 HH600 HH660 HH900 HH1000 S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 DL420 S-5 S-6 T-6 SB-8/SSB-9

RS, RSC and RSD series	RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 RS-11 RS-27 RS-32 RS-36 RSC-1 RSC-2 RSC-3 RSD-1 MRS-1 RSD-4 RSD-5 RSD-7 RSD-12 RSD-15

Cab units	Rebel power car DL-103b DL-105 DL-107 DL-108 DL-109 DL-110 DL-202 DL-203 FA FB PA PB

Century series	C415 C420 C424 C425 C430 C628 C630 C636 C855

Diesel-hydraulics	DH643

Export locomotives	DL560C RSD-39

Unproduced locomotives	C428 C620 C624 C636F C636P C650DH

List of ALCO diesel Locomotives

Diesel and gas turbine locomotives built by MLW

Early switchers	S-2 S-3 S-4 S-7 S-10 S-11 S-12 S-13

Cab units	FA-1 FB-1 FA-2 FB-2 FPA-2 FPB-2 FPA-4 FPB-4

Roadswitchers	RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 RSC-3 RS-10 RS-11 RSD-12 RS-13 RSC-13 RSC-14 RSD-17 RS-18 RS-23 RSC-24 RSD-35

Century series	C-415 C-424 C-630M

M series	M-420 M-420B M-420R M-420TR M-420TR-2 M-424 M-630 M-636 M-640

Other designs	DL500S DL535E M420 TURBO LRC-2 LRC-3 E-1800

Bombardier designs	HR-412 HR-616

(See also: List of MLW diesel locomotives)

Diesel-electric switcher locomotives

Alco	ALCO Boxcab ALCO 600 HH600 HH660 HH900 HH1000 S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 T-6 SB-8/SSB-9

Baldwin	VO-660 DS-4-4-660 DS-4-4-750 S-8 RS-4-TC VO-1000 DS-4-4-1000 S-12

Fairbanks-Morse	H-10-44 H-12-44 H-12-44TS H-12-46

GE	60-ton boxcab 100-ton boxcab 600-hp centercab 1000-hp centercab DEY-2 EN-6 25-ton 35-ton 43-ton 44-ton 45-ton 50-ton 60-ton 65-ton 70-ton 80-ton 95-ton 100-ton 110-ton 125-ton 126-ton 128-ton 1800-hp transfer 2000-hp transfer U5B U6B

GM/EMD	SC, SW, NC, NC1, NC2, NW, NW1, NW1A, NW4, T NW2 NW3 NW5 TR1 SW1 SW7 SW8 SW9 SW600 SW900 SW1000 SW1001 SW1200 SW1500 SW1504 MP15DC MP15AC MP15T RS1325 GMD1

Lima-Hamilton	LS-750 LS-800 LS-1000 LS-1200

National Railway Equipment	1GS7B 2GS14B 3GS21B 3GS21C

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