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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 —Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-11, though the six-motor design allowed better tractive effort at lower speeds.
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Four examples survive today. NKP 329 is preserved as a museum display in Bellevue, OH. OERM 2954 (ex-SP 2954) and 2958 (ex-SP 2958) are preserved at OERM in Perris, California. Derelict LS&I 1804 rests in a shipyard in Escanaba, MI.
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. |
| 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 pt:ALCo RSD-12 |
| Total | 171 |
See also
- List of ALCO diesel locomotives
- List of MLW diesel locomotives
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 link
Media related to ALCO RSD-12 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
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