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ALCO RSC-2

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The ALCO RSC-2 was a diesel-electric road switcher that rode on three-axle trucks in an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. It was used much like its four-axle counterpart the RS-2, but the extra axle lowered the axle load so it could run on the light rail of branch lines. Ninety-one were produced. The Milwaukee Road took the first deliveries in November 1946 and assigned them to its Valley Division near Wausau, Wisconsin, to study an all-diesel roster, before the units were replaced by the EMD SDL39. ALCO also exported units to Portuguese Railways, which classed them Serie 1500 for the Iberian gauge, and five to Algerian National Railways; five of the Portuguese units still run, and Milwaukee Road 988 is preserved at Mid-Continent Railway.

Facts
Year
1946 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Status
Surviving 1
Units Built
91 1
Connections

Exemplifies

Rail Transport, Modes
Source ALCO RSC-2 (Wikipedia)

Of Make

American Locomotive Company, Networks and Operators
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Sources
1. ALCO RSC-2 (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, build dates
    The Milwaukee Road was the first railroad to take delivery of the RSC-2, initially assigning them to their Valley Division (headquartered near Wausau, Wisconsin) in November 1946.
  • Lead, production total
    91 locomotives were produced
  • Lead, diesel-electric
    The ALCO RSC-2 was a diesel-electric locomotive that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
  • Survival or fate of the model
    Of these, five are still running today, 70 years after their arrival
  • Lead, builder
    ALCO also exported these units to the state railway of Portugal, where Portuguese Railways (CP) designated them Série 1500.
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, diesel-electric locomotive
    The ALCO RSC-2 was a diesel-electric locomotive that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
  • In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, locomotive type
    The ALCO RSC-2 was a diesel-electric locomotive that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
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Wikipedia: American Locomotive Company
Lead, builder nationality
Quote, Lead, builder nationality
was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969
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