A photo of a former Alco C636 demonstrator in the process of being scrapped on Jan. 10, 2015.
Bernie Gumosky
COHOCTON, N.Y. – Two former Alco C636 demonstrators are in the process of being scrapped in Cohocton. The units were former Alco demonstrators C636-2 and C636-3. After they finished their time as demonstrators, they were sold to Canada’s Chemin De Fer Cartier, or Cartier Railway, and renumbered 77 and 78 before returning to the U.S.
The units were owned by Rail Road Power Leasing, which is owned by Morristown & Erie Railroad President Wes Weiss.
Alco produced only 34 of the 3,600-hp C636s in 1967-68, although AE Goodwin in Australia built 29 more units under Alco license. They were constructed between May 1968 and October 1970 for use on iron ore railroads in that country.
