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ALCO RSD-7

Diesel and Electric Locomotives

The ALCO RSD-7 was a diesel-electric road switcher built by ALCO at Schenectady, New York, between January 1954 and April 1956. Two versions carried the same designation: specification DL-600, of which only two were built, developed 2,250 horsepower with the 244G engine, and the revised DL-600A, 27 locomotives, was rated at 2,400 horsepower with the 244H. It rode on two three-axle trucks in a C-C arrangement with GE 752 traction motors, and was the last ALCO diesel built with a 244 engine before the RSD-15 superseded it. The two demonstrators toured 23 railroads in 1954 to challenge the Fairbanks-Morse Train Master and were then sold to the Santa Fe. None survived into preservation.

Facts
Year
1954 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Power (kW)
1677.8 1
Power (kW)
1789.7 1
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American Locomotive Company, Networks and Operators
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1. ALCO RSD-7 (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, build dates
    The ALCO RSD-7 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by ALCO at Schenectady, New York between January 1954 and April 1956.
  • Lead, power rating
    Specification DL-600, of which only two were built, developed 2,250 hp (1,678 kW; 2,281 PS) and used the 244G engine.
  • Lead, higher power rating
    The revised specification DL-600A, numbering 27 locomotives, was rated at 2,400 hp (1,790 kW; 2,433 PS) and used the 244H engine.
  • Lead, diesel-electric
    The ALCO RSD-7 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by ALCO at Schenectady, New York between January 1954 and April 1956.
  • Lead, builder
    The ALCO RSD-7 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by ALCO at Schenectady, New York between January 1954 and April 1956.
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, diesel-electric locomotive
    The ALCO RSD-7 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by ALCO at Schenectady, New York between January 1954 and April 1956.
  • In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, locomotive type
    The ALCO RSD-7 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by ALCO at Schenectady, New York between January 1954 and April 1956.
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was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969
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