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RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
Chesapeake & Ohio
No. 7082 -1985 Release
RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
Chicago & North Western
No. 7086 -1986 Release
RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
Cotton Belt
No. 7089
RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
The Milwaukee Road
No. 7088
RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
Pennsylvania Railroad
No. 7087
RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
Santa Fe
No. 7081 ATSF #2157 -1985 Release No. 8172 ATSF #2125 No.
8173 ATSF #2158
RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
Santa Fe -Zebra scheme
No. -1986 ATSF #2138
RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
Southern Pacific
No. 7083 -1985 Release
RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
Southern Pacific
-Tiger Stripe scheme
No. 8175
RSD-4/5 Diesel Locomotive
Undecorated
No. 7080 -1985 Release
Atlas introduces its Kato-made ALCO RSD-4/5 in the
spring of 1985. The first release included: Chesapeake & Ohio, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Undecorated.
The 1985 retail was $48 per unit.
The prototype RSD-4 arrives in 1951 from Alco. Original RSD-4 owners included:
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Chicago & North Western, Kennecott Copper, Santa Fe, and Utah Railway. Alco constructed
36 examples between 1951 and 1953.
The more popular RSD-5 debuts in 1952 with 204 examples built by 1956 and production
end. Original owners for RSD-5 diesels included: Birmingham Southern, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Chesapeake
& Ohio, Chicago & North Western, Ferrocarril del Pacifico, Milkwaukee Road, NdeM, Pennsylvania Railroad, Santa
Fe, Southern Pacific (SP, SSW, T&NO), and Utah Railway.
For complete history on Alco's RSD-4/5 model, Diesel Era's Volume 9, Number
2 issue from March/April 1998 covers these two models.
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