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ALCO RSD-5
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| Power type |
Diesel-electric |
| Builder |
ALCO |
| Model |
RSD-5 |
| Build date |
1952–1955 |
| Total production |
204 (167 USA, 37 Mexico) |
| AAR wheel arr. |
C-C |
| Gauge |
4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Prime mover |
ALCO 12-244 |
| Power output |
1,600 hp (1.2 MW) |
The ALCO RSD-5 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower (1.2 MW), that rode on a pair of three-axle trucks, having a C-C wheel arrangement.
Basically an upgraded version of the earlier ALCO RSD-4, and used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-3. Though the six-motor design allowed better tractive effort at lower speeds.
[edit] Original owners
[edit] Preserved units
As of 2006, there are only two of these locomotives known to be in existence. Unit number 1689, owned by Gary Balone, which is currently in operation at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. The other is the former Utah Railway 306 owned by Doyle McCormack, in California.
