Baldwin AS-16

The Baldwin AS-16 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 hp (1,200 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.

Baldwin AS-16
PRSL AS-16 at Haddonfield station in September 1965
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderBaldwin-Lima-Hamiton
ModelAS-16
Build dateMay 1951–February 1956
Total produced127
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover608A
Performance figures
Power output1,600 hp (1,200 kW)

Nine railroads bought 127 locomotives, with five railroads having bought the previous model.

Original buyers
RailroadQuantityRoad NumbersNotes
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
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
Total127

Usage

The Baldwin 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 Baldwin AS-416 and Baldwin AS-616, with their three axle trucks.

References
    • Kirkland, John F. (1994). The Diesel Builders volume 3: Baldwin Locomotive Works. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-93-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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