Kennecott Copper Corporation locomotive 201 on display at Snoqualmie Depot, Snoqualmie
Kennecott Copper Corporation locomotive 201 on display at , Snoqualmie, Washington, USA. Built 1951 by ALCO, this is a model : a 12-cylinder diesel engine drives an electric generator. Locomotive #201 is a model RSD-4 constructed by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1951. This road locomotive has , is geared for a top speed of 60 miles per hour, and has a total weight of 286,000 pounds. It is fully operational and often pulls excursion trains on the Museum's . The is a diesel-electric locomotive: a diesel engine turns an electric generator and electric motors turn each axle. It has an air compressor to supply air for the air brake system and seating for two crew members. The Alco RSD-4 was a short-lived production model and the 201 is the last surviving unit. The prime mover is a 12 cylinder ALCO 244 four stroke diesel. Notable in this design is the dry engine block. Coolant is plumbed to each cylinder while the engine block remains dry. When purchased new by Kennecott, the 201 was used in the company's Nevada and Utah operations to pull trains of ore to smelters. The 201 is very similar to locomotives used by the Northern Pacific Railway, Great Northern Railway, and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway throughout the Northwest. The #201 was donated to the Northwest Railway Museum in 1984.
Size: 5050px × 3360px
Location: The Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, Washington.
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 201, 1951, [], alco, locomotive, rsd-4
