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ALCO RSC-3

Diesel and Electric Locomotives

The ALCO RSC-3 was a road switcher type diesel-electric locomotive rated at 1,600 horsepower that rode on three-axle trucks in an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. It was used much like its four-axle counterpart the RS-3, but the load on each axle was spread out so it could operate on the light rail found on branch lines. It had much better success as an export unit than in the domestic market, and surviving examples are found in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Portugal, including New South Wales Government Railways 4001 and 4002, PGE 561 at the Railway Museum of British Columbia and Portuguese 1525, still operating with Somafel.

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Propulsion
Diesel 1
Power (kW)
1193.1 1
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Rail Transport, Modes
Source ALCO RSC-3 (Wikipedia)

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American Locomotive Company, Networks and Operators
Source ALCO RSC-3 (Wikipedia)
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1. ALCO RSC-3 (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, power rating
    The ALCO RSC-3 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
  • Lead, diesel-electric
    The ALCO RSC-3 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
  • Lead, builder
    The ALCO RSC-3 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, diesel-electric locomotive
    The ALCO RSC-3 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW), 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-3 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
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Wikipedia: American Locomotive Company
Lead, builder nationality
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was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969
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