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LS-1200 Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder Lima Locomotive Works Model A-3170 (LS-1200) Build date May 1950 – August 1951 Total produced 69
Performance figures Maximum speed 60 mph (97 km/h) Power output 1,200 hp (895 kW) Tractive effort 74,508 lbf (331.4 kN)
The LS-1200 is a diesel-electric switching locomotive built between May 1950 and August 1951, by Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio , United States. Lima's original design was the LS-1000 , a 1,000 hp (750 kW) switcher, which became the standard for Lima's designs. A 660 hp (490 kW) switcher had also been designed, but none were built. By changing fuel rack settings, the LS-1000 was upgraded to the LS-1200, producing 1,200 horsepower (890 kW) from a turbocharged Hamilton T-89-SA four-stroke , eight cylinder inline diesel engine , a Westinghouse generator and 4 Westinghouse traction motors provided the 74,508 lbf (331.43 kN ) of tractive effort .
Lima-Hamilton did not assign model numbers to their models but referred to them by specification numbers. Model designations such as LS-1200 were a railfan invention. Lima-Hamilton assigned A-3170 as the specification number for this particular unit.
Original owners
Preservation
Two LS1200 are preserved:
References
Kirkland, John F. (November 1985). The Diesel Builders Volume 1: Fairbanks-Morse and Lima-Hamilton . Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-69-6 .
Hirsimaki, Eric (1986). Lima – the History . Hundman Publishing Inc.
"The Yard Limit - Lima" . Retrieved March 9, 2009 .
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