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- 1. Alco en via 3º: Martin P.· Public domain
- 2. J34 475 Bf Villa Ballester, Personenzug Villa Ballester–Zárate: Falk2· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. J34 514 Bf Zárate Mitre, Umsetzen: Falk2· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 4. J34 515 Bf Zárate Mitre, Umsetzen: Falk2· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 5. J34 516 Bf Zárate Mitre, Lok 657: Falk2· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 6. J34 517 Bf Zárate Mitre, Lok 657 beim Umsetzen: Falk2· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 7. J34 518 Bf Zárate Mitre, Lok 657: Falk2· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
what is it?
The ALCO RSD-39 was a six axle, low axle weight diesel-electric locomotive built by ALCO and under license by Euskalduna. Fifty units were built for Alco between 1965 and 1967 for Renfe, forming part of Renfe Class 313. Other versions were exported to railways in South America.
base stats
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 61 years ago, in 1965.
- 1 MW is about 12 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1965–1967
- number built
- 76
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 1 MW
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4652290, Wikipedia: ALCO RSD-39 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.