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Date: 08/21/14 10:12
Watch Out For Gators
Author: GrandeGold

The Utah Railway has historically rostered interesting if not unusual diesel locomotives. They acquired a quartet of RSD-15 'alligators' from the Santa Fe in 1975. The UTAH 402, 401, 400, 403 and RSD-12 600 pull a train of UP coal empties east through Spanish Fork Canyon on Feb. 19, 1977.

James Belmont
Salt Lake City, UT

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Date: 08/21/14 10:25
Re: Watch Out For Gators
Author: AlcoRSD15

I will never get tired of seeing your superb photos of the Utah Railway Alcos. More please.
- Eric Blasko

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Date: 08/21/14 10:44
Re: Watch Out For Gators
Author: callum_out

Color is terrible on that picture! As usual Sir James, excellent.

Out

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Date: 08/21/14 17:44
Re: Watch Out For Gators
Author: Cajon92

Excellent shot, James.

~Ryan

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Date: 08/21/14 22:52
Re: Watch Out For Gators
Author: coach

Pure ALCO glory!

Did these 'Gators have the 244 or 251 engines?

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Date: 08/21/14 22:58
Re: Watch Out For Gators
Author: AlcoRSD15

2400 hp 251.

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Date: 08/22/14 19:44
Re: Watch Out For Gators
Author: DNRY122

The fifty "Alligators" were the last Alco power bought by Santa Fe. SP got some of the "Century" series units, but Santa Fe was strictly EMD and GE after 1960. I once had a chat with the night shop supervisor at San Bernardino back around 1970. He knew I was a railfan, and commented, "I don't see why your buddies think the Alcos are such a big deal. They're crap! Give me an EMD any day." Among other things, he helped engineer the conversion of F-units to CF-7s

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