Baldwin AS-416

Baldwin AS-416
Norfolk Southern number 1616, an AS-416, at Chesapeake, VA, in 1968
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Model AS-416 Build date May 1951–December 1955 Total produced 25
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR A1A-A1A Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Prime mover 608A
Performance figures Power output 1,600 hp (1,200 kW)

The Baldwin AS-416 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 hp (1,200 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.

Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the Baldwin AS-16, though the wheel arrangement spread out the axle load for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines.

It was introduced in 1950 as a replacement of the DRS-6-4-1500 and remained in Baldwin's catalog until their cessation of locomotive manufacture in 1956.

Only 25 units were sold to four railroads — all of whom had bought the earlier model. The vast majority (17 of the 25 units) were purchased by the original Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–82), becoming a signature locomotive for the company.

Original owners

Railroad	Quantity	Road Numbers	Notes
Savannah and Atlanta Railway	3	108–110
Columbus and Greenville Railway	1	606
Norfolk Southern Railway	17	1601–1617
Office des Chemins de Fer Algériens	4	040 DF 1–4
Total	25

Preservation

Columbus & Greenville Railway number 606 at Illinois Railway Museum

Surviving examples include:

• Columbus and Greenville 606, at the Illinois Railway Museum
• Norfolk Southern 1616, at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

References

• Kirkland, John F. (November 1994). The Diesel Builders volume 3: Baldwin Locomotive Works. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-93-9.