Baldwin AS-16
The BLH AS-16 was a diesel-electric locomotive rated at 1,625 hp (1,212 kW), that rode on two-axle trucks, having a B-B wheel arrangement. It was the successor to Baldwin's DRS-4-4-1500 model, and remained in production until Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton quit the locomotive manufacturing business in 1956.
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Nine railroads bought 127 locomotives, with five railroads having bought the previous model. None have survived into preservation.
Original buyers
| Railroad | Quantity | Road Numbers | Notes |
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| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | 16 | 890–905 | Renumbered 6200–6215; renumbered 2241–2239 |
| Erie Railroad | 16 | 1106–1120, 1140 | |
| Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad | 18 | 1571–1586, 1787–1788 | Renumbered |
| Missouri Pacific Railroad (International-Great Northern Railroad) | 2 | 4195–4196 | |
| Missouri Pacific Railroad (St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway) | 6 | 4326–4331 | |
| New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad ("Nickel Plate Road") | 4 | 320–323 | |
| Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines | 16 | 6007–6016, 6022–6027 | 6022–6027 were a cancelled order by the Reading Co., The 6 were built in 1953 with dynamic brakes and conventional mu (as opposed to BLW's air-controlled design). In 1956 the P-RSL acquired the units and had the dynamic brakes removed, BLW air-controlled mu installed, only №'s 6024 to 6027 had steam boilers installed. |
| Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad ("Soo Line") | 2 | 379–380 | |
| Reading Company | 43 | 530–554, 560–563, 576–589 | |
| Western Maryland Railway | 4 | 173–176 | |
| Total | 127 | ||
Usage
The AS-16 was designed as an all-around useful locomotive, capable of freight or passenger service. The engine had optional benefits such as a steam generator or dynamic brakes. The AAR Type B truck warranted higher speed than its siblings, the AS-416 and AS-616, with their three axle trucks.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baldwin AS-16 locomotives.
- Kirkland, John F. (1994). The Diesel Builders volume 3: Baldwin Locomotive Works. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-93-9.
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