The ALCO RSD-16 is a diesel locomotive that ALCO built for the broad gauge railways of Argentina. In 1956 the company won an order for 130 locomotives split between the Sarmiento, Mitre and San Martin lines. They were built at Schenectady in 1957 and shipped in 1958 and 1959, with General Electric electrical gear and Westinghouse air brakes, and they were among the first North American locomotives used in large numbers in Argentina. They were heavily used in the 1970s on runs from Cordoba, Rosario and Mendoza to Mar del Plata. One was repowered with a FIAT engine in 1978 and sixteen more with Canadian 251-C engines in 1980 and 1981.
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History, construction
The engines were built at ALCO's Schenectady, New York factory in 1957, with the finished locomotives for export shipped from 1958 to 1959.
History, rebuilds
In 1978, one engine was rebuilt with a FIAT A-230-12 diesel engine replacing the original ALCO 251 engine block.
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The locomotive is used exclusively on railroads in Argentina having been built for use on the broad gauge routes in the country.
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The ALCO RSD-16 is a diesel locomotive, built by American Locomotive Company.
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