ALCO RSD-12
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The ALCO RSD-12 was a C-C diesel-electric locomotive rated at 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). 171 locomotives were produced. They were used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-11, although the six-motor design allowed for better tractive effort at lower speeds.
Original buyers
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | 10 | 6700–6709 | Renumbered 2007–2016, 2014 and 2016 were sold to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, then were purchased by Utah Railway on February 23, 1976. |
| Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad | 4 | 1801–1804 | |
| New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (“Nickel Plate Road”) | 9 | 325–333 | to Norfolk and Western Railway 2325-2333 in 1964 |
| Pennsylvania Railroad | 25 | 8655–8679 | to Penn Central 6855–6879; then to Conrail 1101-1123 and rebuilt into Alco mt6. 14 went to Norfolk Southern and 9 to CSX 1006-1016 with two retired upon Conrail purchase. All retired in 2020.
SEE: Winchester and Western 107 and 120, EX CR MT 4's are in Gore, Va. 107 has an ex IHB SW cab and controls added so it can operate its mother unit. |
| Southern Pacific Company | 21 | 7000–7020 | Renumbered 2950–2970, rebuilt from RSD-5 locomotives with a new motor and carbody, retaining generators and bogeys[1][2] |
| Ferrocarril del Pacífico | 19 | 1502–1508, 509–520 | |
| Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México | 73 | 7400–7472 | |
| Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (Brazil) | 10 | 3501–3510 | Built by MLW, 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in); to RFFSA ALCo RSD-12 |
| Total | 171 |
Preservation
• Nickel Plate Road #329 is preserved at a museum in Bellevue, Ohio.
• Southern Pacific #2954 and #2958 are preserved at the Southern California Railroad Museum in Perris, California. Both of these units are rebuilt from RSD-5s.
• Paperton Junction Southern (ex-SP #2962) is preserved at the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
• Lake Superior & Ishpeming #1804 partially survives in a shipyard in Escanaba, Michigan. It has no prime mover.
See also
References
- ^ Percy, Richard. "Southern Pacific RSD-12 Info Page." Obtained 5/8/18.
- ^ "Southern Pacific RSD5 Info Page". espee.railfan.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- Komanesky, John et al. The Diesel Shop Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 3, 2008
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 257–258. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
External links
Media related to ALCO RSD-12 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons