EMD RS1325

EMD RS1325
An I&M RS1325 Leads a freight pull
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Electro-Motive Division Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Trucks Flexicoil Wheel diameter 40 in (1.016 m) Length 52 ft 2 in (15.90 m) Width 10 ft 6+7⁄8 in (3.22 m) Height 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) Loco weight 125 short tons (113 t; 112 long tons) Fuel capacity 900 US gallons (3,400 L; 750 imp gal) Prime mover EMD 567D1 Engine type V12 diesel Cylinders 12
Performance figures Power output 1,325 hp (0.988 MW)

The RS1325 was a North American locomotive model built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division, having characteristics of both a switcher and a roadswitcher. Only two units were built.

In 1960, EMD built a pair of light roadswitchers, consisting of switcher carbodies and mechanicals on longer roadswitcher frames. These were given the designation of RS1325, RS denoting a roadswitcher not part of a specific series, and 1325 denoting the unit’s horsepower. The RS1325’s were 4-axle, B-B diesels constructed by GM-EMD in September 1960. The cab and forward is styled similarly to that of the SW7, SW9 or SW1200 with a long sloping hood and the standard rounded top cab of the time. The long hood is low and more representative of a true switcher body. They had, similarly to the NW5 switchers, a short hood that could contain auxiliaries and a steam generator for passenger equipment, as EMD intended for them to be purchased as passenger switchers. However, the only two built lacked such amenities, as they were purposefully built for freight service.

Only two units of this type were produced in total, serial numbers 25773 and 25774. They made up order #4438, placed by the Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway, and they were given the numbers #30 and #31 in service. A green paint scheme with a thin red stripe adorned them until the C&IM was renamed as the Illinois & Midland Railroad when they were bought by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and added to the G&W's ever-increasing roster of shortlines. 25774 (#31) remains in service with Illinois and Midland, but in June 2016, 25773 (#30) was transferred to the Atlantic and Western Railway. In 2020, #31 was acquired by the Monticello Railway Museum.

See also

• List of GM-EMD locomotives

References

• "EMD NW3, NW4, NW5, RS1325 Order Numbers". The UNofficial EMD Homepage. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
• Hayden, Bob (1980). Model Railroader Cyclopedia Volume 2 Diesel Locomotives. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-547-9.
• "Monticello Railway Museum acquires Illinois & Midland RS1325, Illinois Terminal SW1200". Trains Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-14.