Locomotives * | Broadway Limited Imports N Alco Rsd-7 Locomotive, Blue & Yellow, Paragon4, C&O #6811

Introduction

Rated At 2,400 Horsepower, These Versatile Locomotives Were Suited For Mainline Freight And Passenger Service. 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.

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.

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

In 2022, Broadway Limited Is Offering Models Of The Rsd-15’S In N Scale With Dcc And Sound For The First Time. Bli Is 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 We 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.

Features