USAX RSD-1 #8030 - US Army  Contributor's Pick!       
Forty four of these were built by Alco between 1942-46 for the US Army stateside. The units, like this one, was rated at 1,000 hp and rode on 3 axle trucks with a C-C- wheel configuration. Arthur J. Deeks, Jr, photographer.
Date: 7/30/1975 Location: Gallatin, TN Views: 322 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: USAX 8030(RSD1)    Author:  Gary Everhart
USAX RSD-1 #8030 - US Army
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William Grimes General During WWII several RSD-1's were deployed to Tehran and used on the Trans-Iranian Railway as a part of a lend-lease program with the USSR. A shipload of RSD1's were sunk by a Nazi Uboat while enroute to the middle east. 10/19/2016 7:31:46 PM

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