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N Alco RSD-15 Locomotive, Blue/Yellow, Paragon4, ATSF #830

Item No. BLI6611
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N Alco RSD-15 Locomotive, Blue/Yellow, Paragon4, ATSF #830

Item No. BLI6611
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Product Details

The Alco RSD-15's were built between 1956 and 1960 in Schenectady, New York. The RSD-15 was powered by an Alco 251 16-cylinder V-type engine. Rated at 2,400 horsepower, these versatile locomotives were suited for mainline freight and passenger service.
Key Features
  • Paragon4 Sound & Control System
  • All Wheel Electrical Pick-up
  • Premium Caliber Painting
  • Prototypical Light Operation
  • MicroTrains-compatible couplers
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  • (1) N Alco RSD-15 Locomotive

Introduction

The locomotive rode on 3-axle trucks with all axles powered by GE model 752 traction motors. The trucks have asymmetrical axle spacing because of the position of the traction motors. The six-motor design allowed for higher tractive effort at lower speeds than a similar four-motor design.

Features

  • Paragon4 Sound and Control System featuring ROLLING THUNDER
  • Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
  • Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation
  • All Wheel Electrical Pick-up
  • ABS Body with Die Cast Chassis for Maximum Tractive Effort
  • Premium Caliber Painting
  • Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road Numbers
  • Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Horns, Bell, and Antenna
  • Prototypical Light Operation
  • Prototypically Accurate Sounds for the Alco RSD-15 Diesel Locomotive
  • MicroTrains-compatible couplers (2)
  • Will Operate on Code 55, Code 70, and Code 80 Rail
  • Minimum Operating Radius: 9 inches

Overview

The RSD-15's could be ordered with either a high or low short hood, and the low hood versions quickly earned the nickname "alligators" due to their unusually long noses.

In 2022, Broadway Limited is offering models of the RSD-15's in N scale with DCC and Sound for the first time. They are offering models of RSD-15's from 9 railroads in 10 distinct paint schemes. All road numbers and paint schemes are prototypically accurate. They are also building three models that were very similar in real life - two C and O RSD-7's and a CP RSD-17. The models will be BLI RSD-15 models with the C and O and CP paint schemes applied. There wasn't a lot of detail variation among the RSD-15's, and they are making three distinct models - a standard low-hood model, a standard high-hood model, and a PRR-type high hood model with different locations for the bell and horns.

Product Specifications

Minimum Radius 9" (229 mm)