#3329

ALCO RSD-16

🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1957· diesel locomotive

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Alco RSD-16 NCA Baradero: Ffrey· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. ALCo RSD16 8254 Manfredi CBA: Nezio21682· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Alco rsd16 bap roca level cross: Roberto Yommi· CC BY-SA 2.5
4. American Locomotive Company. (2343221119): Matías Chiodini from City Bell, La Plata, Argentina· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. Bap y Nieve en Tolosa (769659016): Matías Chiodini from City Bell, La Plata, Argentina· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. ALCo locomotora (525532355): Matías Chiodini from City Bell, La Plata, Argentina· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. Bariloche, estación 1994 06: LBM1948· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Bariloche, estación 1994 07: LBM1948· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Bariloche, estación 1994 08: LBM1948· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Bariloche, estación 1994 09: LBM1948· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The ALCO RSD-16 is a diesel locomotive, built by American Locomotive Company. The engine weights approximately 108 tonnes (106.3 imperial tons). The locomotive is used exclusively on railroads in Argentina having been built for use on the broad gauge routes in the country.

base stats

speed 122 km/htop speed
power 1.5 MWpower output
weight 108 tin working order
built 130made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 69 years ago, in 1957.
1.5 MW is about 17 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
16.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1957–1959
number built: 130
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇺🇸 United States
builders: American Locomotive Company
top speed: 122 km/h
power: 1.5 MW
gauge: 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
wheel arrangement: Co'Co'
length: 16.8 m
weight: 108 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5653665, Wikipedia: ALCO RSD-16 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.