ALCO RSD-5
ALCO RSD-5
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Type and origin |
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Power type |
Diesel-electric |
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Builder |
ALCO |
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Model |
RSD-5 |
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Build date |
1952–1955 |
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Total produced |
204 (167 USA, 37 Mexico) |
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Performance figures |
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Power output |
1,600 hp (1.2 MW) |
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Tractive effort |
71,750 lb (32,550 kg) |
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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.
Original owners
Preserved units
As of 2015, there are only two of these locomotives known to be in existence. Ex-CNW #1689, formerly owned by Gary Baloun, is currently in operation at the Illinois Railway Museum and repainted in its original Chicago & North Western colors. The other is the former Utah Railway #306, now painted as Nickel Plate Road #324 and owned by Doyle McCormack of the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation.
References
- Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and NorthWestern Power. Superior Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 0-87564-715-4.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. p. 247. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.