ALCO RSD-12

ALCO RSD-12

Infobox Locomotive
name=ALCO RSD-12


caption=An ALCO RSD-12 owned by the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad - circa 1975.
powertype=Diesel-electric
builder=American Locomotive Company
Montreal Locomotive Works
buildmodel=RSD-12
gauge=RailGauge|ussg
poweroutput=convert|1800|hp|MW|2|abbr=on
aarwheels=C-C
primemover=Alco 251B
cylindercount=V12
enginetype=Four-stroke diesel
aspiration=TurbochargedThe ALCO RSD-12 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at convert|1800|hp|MW|2, that rode on three-axle trucks, having an C-C wheel arrangement.

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.

Original buyers

References

* Komanesky, John et al. " [http://www.thedieselshop.us/Alco_RSD12.HTML The Diesel Shop] ". Retrieved July 03, 2008
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