ALCO RSD-12

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover	Alco 251B
Engine type	V12 Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Cylinders	12

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	American Locomotive Company; Montreal Locomotive Works
Model	RSD-12
Build date	April 1956 – March 1963
Total produced	171

ALCO RSD-12
ALCO RSD-12
	Ferrocarril del Pacifico 504 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, in March 1979
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	American Locomotive Company; Montreal Locomotive Works
Model	RSD-12
Build date	April 1956 – March 1963
Total produced	171
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover	Alco 251B
Engine type	V12 Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Cylinders	12
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	1,800 hp (1,300 kW)

The ALCO RSD-12 was a C-C diesel-electric locomotive rated at 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). 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.

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