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Power output | 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) |
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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.
• Nickel Plate Road #329 is preserved at a museum in Bellevue, Ohio.
• Southern Pacific #2954 and #2958 are preserved at the Southern California Railroad Museum in Perris, California. Both of these units are rebuilt from RSD-5s.
• Paperton Junction Southern (ex-SP #2962) is preserved at the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
• Lake Superior & Ishpeming #1804 partially survives in a shipyard in Escanaba, Michigan. It has no prime mover.
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