A 2,000 hp diesel electric locomotive
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (
1,435 mm)
Prime mover | Alco 251C |
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Cylinders | V12 |
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Cylinder size | 9 in × 10.5 in (229 mm × 267 mm) |
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Transmission | Electric |
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Performance figures |
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Power output | 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) |
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Career |
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Locale | United States |
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Designated as a "DL721" by ALCO, the 2,000 hp RS-32 was intended to compete with EMD's GP20 and GE's U25B locomotives.[1] Only 35 units were produced, with 25 units ordered by New York Central in 1961 and 10 units by Southern Pacific in 1962.[2] New York Central’s RS-32s were commonly seen in both road and local freight assignments. Southern Pacific's units were initially used in road service, but later settled into local freight service in San Francisco's "commute" territory. Here they were sometimes called upon to rescue stalled commuter trains. They later migrated across the system, ending their SP careers in Texas during the late 1970s with various other ALCo models.
Original owners
Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
New York Central Railroad | 25 | 8020-8044 | renumbered 2020-2044, |
Southern Pacific Railroad | 10 | 7300-7309 | renumbered 4000-4009 |
Total | 35 | | |
Surviving RS32s
Original owner | Owner | Road number | Status |
New York Central Railroad | Arkansas & Missouri | 32, ex A&M 42, ex-NYC, PC, CR 2031 (nee-NYC 8031) | Operating |
New York Central Railroad | Genesee Valley Transportation (DL) | 2035, ex-DL 212, ex NYC, PC, CR 2035 (nee NYC-8035) | Operating (FRR) |
Southern Pacific Railroad | Genesee Valley Transportation (DL) | 2002, ex-DL 211, ex-SP 4002 (nee-7302) | Operating (DL) |
Southern Pacific Railroad | Fillmore and Western Railway | 4009 (nee-SP 7309) | Operating |
Southern Pacific Railroad | Pacific Southwest Railway Museum | 4004 (nee-7304) | Un-restored/Serviceable |
See also
References
- ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 26. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
- ^ Sarberenyi, Robert. "RS32/36 Roster". www.trainweb.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
External links
Media related to ALCO RS-32 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco RS32 and RS36 Original Owners.
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