Designated as a "DL721" by
ALCO, the 2,000 hp RS-32 was intended to compete with
EMD's
GP20 and
GE's
U25B locomotives. Only 35 units were produced, with 25 units ordered by
New York Central
The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midw ...
in 1961 and 10 units by
Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
in 1962.
New York Central’s RS-32s were commonly seen in both road and local freight assignments. Southern Pacific's units were initially used in road service, but later settled into local freight service in San Francisco's "commute" territory. Here they were sometimes called upon to rescue stalled commuter trains. They later migrated across the system, ending their SP careers in Texas during the late 1970s with various other ALCo models.
Original owners
Surviving RS32s
See also
*
List of ALCO diesel locomotives
References
External links
* Sarberenyi, Robert.
Alco RS32 and RS36 Original Owners'.
B-B locomotives
RS32
Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States
Railway locomotives introduced in 1961
Freight locomotives
Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
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