Baldwin Locomotive Works
American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1956
Baldwin Locomotive Works (abbreviated: BLW) was an American manufacturing company of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1951, originally located in Philadelphia but moving to Eddystone, Pennsylvania, for a long time it was the world's largest producer of steam locomotives, after the success of diesel locomotives began in the demand for them, in 1951 it would produce its last of 70,000 locomotives before merging with Lima-Hamilton to make way for the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation.
Industry | Railway |
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Founded | Philadelphia, U.S. (1825) |
Founder | Matthias W. Baldwin |
Defunct | 1951 |
Fate | Merged with Lima-Hamilton Corporation in September 1951. |
Successor | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation |
Headquarters | Eddystone, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Products | Locomotives |
Official name | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
Type | Roadside |
Criteria | Business & Industry, Railroads |
Designated | September 26, 2009[1] |
Locomotives
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changeModel 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) |
Transfer units
changeModel 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) |
Road switchers
changeModel 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 | 83 | 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) |
Cab units
changeModel designation | Build year | Total produced | AAR wheel arrangement | principal motor | 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) |
0-6-6-0 1000/1 DE | 1945 | 30 for Soviet Railroads | C-C | 1,000 hp (750 kW) | ||
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 615 E1 | 1953 | 51 | Co-Co | Baldwin 608-A | 1500 caballos de fuerza | |
RP-210 | 1956–1957 | 3 | B-2 | 12-Maybach | 1,000 hp (750 kW) |
References
change- ↑ "Pennsylvania Historical Marker Search". PHMC. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
Bibliography
change- Alexander, E.P. (2003), Iron Horses: American Locomotives 1829–1900, Courier Dover Publications, ISBN 0-486-42531-2
- Best, Gerald M. (1968), Mexican Narrow Gauge, Howell-North Books.
- Brown, John K. (1995), The Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1831–1915: A Study in American Industrial Practice, Studies in Industry and Society series, Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 978-0-8018-5047-9.
Other websites
change- Baldwin Locomotive Works builders cards held by the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.
- Baldwin Locomotive Works Engineering Drawings held by the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.
- Preserved Baldwin Steam Locomotives
- SteamLocomotive.com – a large amount of information on steam locomotives.
- Baldwin locomotives used in Finland
- Baldwin Locomotive Works collection (engine registers and order books) 1833–1956 Archived 2006-01-31 at the Wayback Machine Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.