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ALCO RSD 12

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Power type
  
Diesel-electric

AAR wheel arr.
  
C-C

Model
  
RSD-12

ALCO RSD-12

Builder
  
American Locomotive Company Montreal Locomotive Works

Build date
  
April 1956 – March 1963

Gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The ALCO RSD-12 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW), 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.

References

ALCO RSD-12 Wikipedia