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[[Image:RSD-1.jpg|thumb|ALCO RSD-1, as delivered to the US Army.]] |
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Most of the RSD-1's were shipped overseas to the [[Soviet Union]] during [[World War II]], as part of the [[Allied]] war effort. Operated on the [[Trans-Iranian Railway]], these locomotives kept the trains running, and helped to assure eventual victory over [[Nazi Germany]] in [[1945]]. Subsequently, the Soviets kept many of the RSD-1's after the war, adopting the design to form the basis of their own line of diesel locomotives. |
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Revision as of 01:44, 10 April 2006
ALCO's RSD-1 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1000 horsepower, that rode on three-axle trucks, having an C-C wheel arrangement.
Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-1, though the six-motor design allowed better tractive effort at lower speeds.
Most of the RSD-1's were shipped overseas to the Soviet Union during World War II, as part of the Allied war effort. Operated on the Trans-Iranian Railway, these locomotives kept the trains running, and helped to assure eventual victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Subsequently, the Soviets kept many of the RSD-1's after the war, adopting the design to form the basis of their own line of diesel locomotives.
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