Salty's ALCo RSD-5
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #46 of 185 Locomotives mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Adds the ALCo RSD-5 SHF / LHF variants with a tremendous amount of customizable options.
Important:
By DEFAULT, there is no custom prime mover audio attached. you can find the appropriate engine sounds for this locomotive in the links below. (Would recommend the alternate version).
(Alternate) - https://www.nexusmods.com/railroader/mods/1199
https://www.nexusmods.com/railroader/mods/1052
Or, if you want more of a S-Series sound, you can use the 6-539 / 6-539T Audio linked below.
https://www.nexusmods.com/railroader/mods/1203
https://www.nexusmods.com/railroader/mods/1204
If you wish the have ambient sound inside the cab for the radio, You can download Salty's CPKC Ambient Radio Sound Effects here -> https://www.nexusmods.com/railroader/mods/1251 (MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS)
About:
Included Customizability:
- Numerous Numberboard, Pilots, Plows, Footboards, Side Still Striping, Body Styles, Winterization Hatch, Headlight Packages, Ditchlight Packages, MU Plugs, Cab Windows, Battery Boxes, Handrails, Spark arrestors, etc.
Headlight Controls are now functional, However they will not be textured properly as per what they toggle, This is more a script issue as the script only works in a very specific way.
Now includes custom Numberboard and Cab Interior Lighting. to toggle this, flip the appropriate switch inside the cab.
Included Liveries:
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[]Colourable - Colourable.[/]
[]Canadian Roadnames - BC Rail, PGE, Canadian Pacific Heritage Cursive, Canadian Pacific Heritage Blocked Lettering, CN Zebra, CN Wet Noodle.[/]
[]American Roadnames - Western New York & Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, Nickel Plate Road, Delaware & Hudson Blue.[/]
Known Issues:
1. When spawning the locomotive for the first time, You may need to bring the camera facing away about 400 feet from the locomotive and returning it back for certain decals to appear properly. This will also need to be done whenever changing the nose option usually.
How to install:
Drag and drop into Unity mod manager after all requirements have been downloaded.
Requirements:
1. R. T. F. M
2. Salty and Freeman's Truck Project V. 3. 2. 6 https://www.nexusmods.com/railroader/mods/838
3. TheBeeMan's GP38 Sound Mod - https://www.nexusmods.com/railroader/mods/143?tab=files
4. Asset Loader - 1. 0. 1 - https://www.nexusmods.com/railroader/mods/42?tab=files
5. Unity Mod Manager
Assisting with Scripts - TheBeeman94, Marquette Creations - Steam Bell Model, Commissioned by - Libra (RS-3 / RSD-5, T-3 Was taken as artistic creation from the models)
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Railroader Mods
- Author
- The_Salty_Canadian_2773
- Version
- 1.1.0
- Downloads
- 3,133
- Endorsements
- 44
- Category
- Locomotives
- Created
- 3/1/2026
- Updated
- 5/17/2026
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