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- 1. ALCO RSD-7 1953: American Locomotive Company-ALCO· Public domain
what is it?
The ALCO RSD-7 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by ALCO at Schenectady, New York between January 1954 and April 1956. Two versions were built, with the same RSD-7 model designation but different specifications and power ratings, although both used the ALCO 244 engine in V16 configuration. Specification DL-600, of which only two were built, developed 2,250 hp (1,678 kW; 2,281 PS) and used the 244G engine.
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
- 1.8 MW is about 21 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
- —
- status
- retired
- number built
- 29
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- 1.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q289929, Wikipedia: ALCO RSD-7 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.