ALCO RSD-15 [SEP] manufacturer
ALCO RSD-15
The Alco RSD-15 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by the American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, New York between August 1956 and June 1960, during which time 75 locomotives were produced. The RSD-15 was powered by an Alco 251 16-cylinder four-cycle V-type prime mover rated at ; it superseded the almost identical Alco 244-engined RSD-7, and was catalogued alongside the similar but smaller RSD-12, powered by a 12-cylinder 251-model V-type diesel engine.
The locomotive rode on a pair
ALCO RS-11
- ALCO RSD-7
- ALCO RSD-12
- ALCO RSD-15
The Norfolk and Western Railway (NW) operated as Southern Railway did, with the long hood toward the front; the only difference between NW locomotives and Southern locomotives was the position of the bell. NW had the bell on the short hood while Southern had the bell on the long hood.
It should also be noted that many early diesel locomotive builders designated the long hood end of their road switchers as the front. Examples include models manufactured