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 …

Aug 26, 2024 · The RSD12 featured the highest continuous tractive effort of any Alco diesel locomotive it had offered up until that time; 78,500 pounds (continuous) that included dynamic braking. In comparison, EMD's SD9 provided just 75,000 pounds.

ALCO RSD-12 DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. The ALCO RSD-12 was a C-C diesel-electric locomotive rated at 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW) produced by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO). 171 locomotives were produced.

The ALCO RS-1 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. ALCO subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works built an additional three RS-1s in 1954.

Thanks to Allan McCormick for corrections.

This locomotive, classified by ALCO as model DL-701, was their first high-horsepower road switcher, [1] intended to be a replacement for the very popular RS-3 road switcher. Featuring a V-12, 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) 251B diesel engine, the RS-11 was ALCO's answer to EMD's very successful GP9.

Alco RSD12. Part Of: Diesel Locomotives. Displaying 1 - 48 of 108 Objects Railroad ... GP9 #811 RSD-12 #329 and RS-11 #564 in North Findlay OH in October 1962. Howard W. Ameling Collection NKP Alco RSD12 EMD GP9 Findlay OH. N&W RSD12 2327 Williamsport MD.

Dec 28, 2024 · The RS-12 was Baldwin's lightest road-switcher design in terms of horsepower, featuring just 1,200 HP. As John Kirkland notes in his book, " The Diesel Builders: Volume Three (Baldwin Locomotives Works)," Eddystone never made a concerted effort to challenge Alco's success in this market with its popular RS-1.

The ALCO RSD-12 was one of the diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having a C-C wheel arrangement.

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