List of Baldwin diesel locomotives
Appearance
Diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works:
Switchers
Model designation | Build year | Total produced | AAR wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
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VO-660 | 1939–1946 | 142 | B-B | 6-VO | 660 hp (490 kW) | |
DS-4-4-660 | 1946–1949 | 139 | B-B | 606NA | 660 hp (490 kW) | ![]() |
DS-4-4-750 | 1949–1951 | 53 | B-B | 606NA | 750 hp (560 kW) | |
S-8 | 1950–1954 | 54 A units 9 B units |
B-B | 606 | 800 hp (600 kW) | |
RS-4-TC | 1953–1955 | 74 | B-B | Caterpillar D397 | 400 hp (300 kW) | ![]() |
VO-1000 | 1939–1946 | 548 | B-B | 8-VO | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | ![]() |
DS-4-4-1000 | 1946–1948 | 56 | B-B | 608NA | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | ![]() |
DS-4-4-1000 | 1948–1951 | 446 | B-B | 606SC | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | |
S-12 | 606A | 1,200 hp (890 kW) | ![]() |
Road switchers
Model designation | Build year | Total produced | AAR wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
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0-6-6-0 1000/1 | 1945 | 30 for USSR | C-C | 8-VO | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | |
DRS-6-4-660NA | 1946–1948 | 100 for SNCF 6 for Morocco |
A1A-A1A | 606NA | 660 hp (490 kW) | ![]() |
DRS-6-4-750 | 1949 | 1 for Morocco | A1A-A1A | 606NA | 750 hp (560 kW) | |
DRS-6-4-1000 | 1948–1949 | 20 for Algeria | A1A-A1A | 606SC | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | |
DRS-4-4-1000 | 1948–1950 | 9 (USA) 13 (Canada) |
B-B | 606SC | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | ![]() |
RS-12 | 1951–1956 | 50 | B-B | 606A | 1,200 hp (890 kW) | ![]() |
DRS-6-4-1500 | 1946–1952 | 91 | A1A-A1A | 608SC | 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) | ![]() |
AS-416 | 1950–1955 | 25 | A1A-A1A | 608A | 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) | |
DRS-4-4-1500 | 1947–1950 | 35 | B-B | 608SC | 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) | |
AS-16 | 1950–1955 | 127 | B-B | 608A | 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) | |
DRS-6-6-1500 | 1948–1950 | 82 | C-C | 608SC | 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) | |
AS-616 | 1950–1954 | 214 A units 7 B units |
C-C | 608A | 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) | ![]() |
Transfer units
Model designation | Build year | Total produced | AAR wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
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DT-6-6-2000 | 1946 | 1 | C-C | 608NA (×2) | 2,000 hp (1.49 MW) | |
DT-6-6-2000 | 1948–1950 | 45 | C-C | 606SC (×2) | 2,000 hp (1.49 MW) | ![]() |
RT-624 | 1951–1954 | 24 | C-C | 606A (×2) | 2,400 hp (1.79 MW) |
Cab units
Model designation | Build year | Total produced | AAR wheel arrangement | Prime mover | Power output | Image |
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4-8+8-4-750/8-DE | 1943 | 1 | 2-D-D-2 | 408 (×8) | 6,000 hp (4.47 MW) | (only 4 of the 8 engines actually installed) |
DR-12-8-1500/2 "Centipede" |
1945–1948 | 56 | 2-D-D-2 | 608SC (×2) | 3,000 hp (2.24 MW) | ![]() |
DR-6-4-2000 | 1945 | 2 | A1A-A1A | 8-VO (×2) | 2,000 hp (1.49 MW) | |
DR-6-4-2000 | 1946–1948 | 9 | A1A-A1A | 608NA (×2) | 2,000 hp (1.49 MW) | |
DR-6-4-2000 “Sharknose” |
1948 | 18 A units 9 B units |
A1A-A1A | 606SC (×2) | 2,000 hp (1.49 MW) | |
DR-6-2-1000 | 1948 | 1 | A1A-3 | 606SC (×1) | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | |
DR-6-4-1500 | 1947–1948 | 7 A units 2 B units |
A1A-A1A | 608SC | 1,500 hp (1.12 MW) | |
DR-4-4-1500 “Babyface” |
1947–1948 | 22 A units 11 B units |
B-B | 608SC | 1,500 hp (1.12 MW) | |
DR-4-4-1500 “Sharknose” |
1949–1950 | 36 A units 36 B units |
B-B | 608SC | 1,500 hp (1.12 MW) | |
RF-16 “Sharknose” |
1950–1953 | 109 A units 51 B units |
B-B | 608A | 1,600 hp (1.19 MW) | |
RF-615E | 1953–1954 | 51 for Argentina | C-C | 1,500 hp (1.12 MW) | ||
RP-210 | 1956–1957 | 3 | B-2 | 12-Maybach | 1,000 hp (750 kW) |
See also
- Beep (SWBLW): a VO-1000 rebuilt by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1970.
References
- Dolzall, Gary W.; Dolzall, Stephen F. (1984). Diesels from Eddystone: The Story of Baldwin Diesel Locomotives. Milwaukee, WI, USA: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 0890240523.
- Lamb, J. Parker (2007). Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive. Railroads Past and Present. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34863-0.
- Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years: A Guide to Diesels Built Before 1972. Railroad Reference Series. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-258-2.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
- Schafer, Mike (1998). Vintage Diesel Locomotives. Enthusiast Color Series. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7603-0507-2.
- Solomon, Brian (2000). The American Diesel Locomotive. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7603-0666-6.
- Solomon, Brian (2010). Baldwin Locomotives. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760335895.
- Solomon, Brian (2010). Vintage Diesel Power. Minneapolis, Minnesota: MBI Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7603-3795-0.
- Solomon, Brian (2012). North American Locomotives: A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4370-8.