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|[[Pennsylvania Railroad]] || <center>25</center> || <center>8655–8679</center> || to [[Penn Central]] 6855–6879; then to [[Conrail]] 1101-1123 and rebuilt into Alco mt6. 14 went to [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] and 9 to [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] 1006-1016 with two retired upon Conrail purchase. |
|[[Pennsylvania Railroad]] || <center>25</center> || <center>8655–8679</center> || to [[Penn Central]] 6855–6879; then to [[Conrail]] 1101-1123 and rebuilt into Alco mt6. 14 went to [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] and 9 to [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] 1006-1016 with two retired upon Conrail purchase. |
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|[[Southern Pacific Company]] || <center>21</center> || <center>7000–7020</center> || Renumbered 2950–2970, rebuilt from [[ALCO RSD-5|RSD-5]] locomotives with a new motor and carbody, retaining generators and bogeys<ref>Percy, Richard. "Southern Pacific RSD-12 Info Page." Obtained 5/8/18.</ref> |
|[[Southern Pacific Company]] || <center>21</center> || <center>7000–7020</center> || Renumbered 2950–2970, rebuilt from [[ALCO RSD-5|RSD-5]] locomotives with a new motor and carbody, retaining generators and bogeys<ref>Percy, Richard. "Southern Pacific RSD-12 Info Page." Obtained 5/8/18.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://espee.railfan.net/sprsd05.html|title=Southern Pacific RSD5 Info Page|website=espee.railfan.net|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> |
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|[[Ferrocarril del Pacífico]] || <center>19</center> || <center>1502–1508, 509–520</center> || |
|[[Ferrocarril del Pacífico]] || <center>19</center> || <center>1502–1508, 509–520</center> || |
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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 a C-C wheel arrangement.
171 locomotives were produced —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.
Original buyers
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | Renumbered 2007–2016, 2014 and 2016 were sold to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, then were purchased by Utah Railway on February 23, 1976. | ||
| Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad | |||
| New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (“Nickel Plate Road”) | to Norfolk and Western Railway | ||
| Pennsylvania Railroad | to Penn Central 6855–6879; then to Conrail 1101-1123 and rebuilt into Alco mt6. 14 went to Norfolk Southern and 9 to CSX 1006-1016 with two retired upon Conrail purchase. | ||
| Southern Pacific Company | Renumbered 2950–2970, rebuilt from RSD-5 locomotives with a new motor and carbody, retaining generators and bogeys[1][2] | ||
| Ferrocarril del Pacífico | |||
| Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México | |||
| Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (Brazil) | Built by MLW, 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in); to RFFSA pt:ALCo RSD-12 | ||
| Total | 171 |
See also
References
- ^ Percy, Richard. "Southern Pacific RSD-12 Info Page." Obtained 5/8/18.
- ^ "Southern Pacific RSD5 Info Page". espee.railfan.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ALCO RSD-12 locomotives.
- Komanesky, John et al. The Diesel Shop. Retrieved July 3, 2008
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 257–258. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
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