ALCO RSD-5
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The ALCO RSD-5 is a diesel-electric locomotive rated at 1,600 horsepower, that rode on a pair of three-axle trucks, having a C-C wheel arrangement.
Preserved Nickel Plate No. 324 (originally Utah Railway No. 306) at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in 2013
A three-quarter view of Illinois Railway Museum's unrestored Alco 1954 Chicago & North Western 1689 Diesel-Electric RSD-5
ALCO RS-3
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The ALCO RS-3 is a 1,600 hp, B-B diesel-electric locomotive manufactured from May 1950 to August 1956 by American Locomotive Company and its subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works. A total of 1,418 were
ALCO RSD-5
…a C-C wheel arrangement. Basically an upgraded version of the earlier ALCO RSD-4, and used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-3, the six-motor design allowed better tractive effort at lower speeds. As of 2024, there are only two unrebuilt RSD-5s known to be in existence…
A former Central Railroad of New Jersey ALCO RS-3 at Steamtown National Historic Site
Alco RS-3 at the Railroad Museum of New England