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Pictures of RDG 543
Owner:
Reading Railroad
Model:
BLW AS16
Built As:
RDG 543 (AS16)
Serial Number:
75324
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
11/1951
Notes:
1951, 1600 hp
Other locos with this serial:
RDG 543(AS16)
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Title:
RDG AS-16 #543
Description:
This appears vo be a Baldwin builder's photo of the recently built AS-16 unit for the Reading Co in 1951. This unit was the fourth one built out of the 43 units ordered. Specifics -#Reading class RS2, 1600 hp, 2 axle trucks, B-B wheel arrangement, engine weight of 248,000 lb, tractive effort of 62,125.
Photo Date:
6/1/1951
Upload Date:
11/12/2015 8:24:25 AM
Location:
Eddystone, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
RDG 543(AS16)
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