Atlas Silver 40005495 N Scale ALCo RSD-4/5 Diesel Chicago & Northwestern CNW 1667 Coil Car Straight grab on left front
Baker’s notes & crumb story
Description
Straight grab on left front and right rear ends
500 horsepower Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1949 and December 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD)
47 in (139mm)
Dual cube-type speakers
RCV11P (CV rebuild kit)
Atlas Silver 40005495 N Scale ALCo RSD-4/5 Diesel Chicago & Northwestern CNW 1667 Coil Car Straight grab on left frontAtlas Silver 40005495 N Scale ALCo RSD 4 5 Diesel Chicago & Northwestern CNW 1667 During this same time period, ALCO offered a six axle road switcher which was more commonly found in the west. The RSD 4 5 was externally very similar to the RS 3, having six axle trucks as an obvious spotting feature. They produced the same 1,600hp as an RS 3, but offered increased tractive effort due to the use of a larger generator. Many RSD 4 5s were assigned to