Baldwin AS-416 explained

AS-416
Powertype:Diesel-electric
Over Couplers:58’
Builder:Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation
Builddate:May 1951–December 1955
Buildmodel:AS-416
Totalproduction:25
Primemover:608A
Aspiration:Turbocharger Elliott Company H704 (125 hp)
Generator:Westinghouse YG42B
Tractionmotors:Westinghouse 370DL (4)
Poweroutput:1625abbr=onNaNabbr=on (marketed as 1,600 hp)
Aarwheels:A1A-A1A

The BLH AS-416 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1625abbr=onNaNabbr=on, that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.

Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the AS-16, though the wheel arrangement spread out the axle load for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines.

It was introduced in 1950 as a replacement of the DRS-6-4-1500 and remained in BLH's catalog until their cessation of locomotive manufacture in 1956.

Only 25 units were sold to four railroads — all of whom had bought the earlier model. The vast majority (17 of the 25 units) were purchased by the original Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–82), becoming a signature locomotive for the company.

Preservation

Surviving examples include:

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