List of Baldwin diesel locomotives explained

Diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works:

Switchers

Model designationBuild yearTotal producedAAR wheel arrangementPrime moverPower output!Image
1939–1946 142 6-VO 660hp  
1946–1949 139 606NA 660hp
1949–1951 53 606NA 750hp
1950–1954 54 A units
9 B units
606 800hp
1953–1955 74 Caterpillar D397 400hp
1939–1946 548 8-VO 1000hp
DS-4-4-10001946–1948 56 608NA 1000hp
DS-4-4-10001948–1951 446 606SC 1000hp
S-12606A 1200hp

Road switchers

Model designationBuild yearTotal producedAAR wheel arrangementPrime moverPower output!Image
1945 8-VO 1000hp
1946–1948 606NA 660hp
1949 606NA 750hp
1948–1949 606SC 1000hp
1948–1950 9 (USA)
13 (Canada)
606SC 1000hp
1951–1956 50 606A 1200hp
1946–195291 608SC 1500hp
1950–1955 25 608A 1600hp
1947–195035 608SC1500hp
1950–1955 127 608A 1600hp
1948–1950 83 608SC 1500hp
1950–1954 214 A units
7 B units
608A 1600hp

Transfer units

Model designationBuild yearTotal producedAAR wheel arrangementPrime moverPower output!Image
1946 1 608NA (×2) 20002NaN2
1948–1950 45 606SC (×2) 20002NaN2
1951–1954 24 606A (×2) 24002NaN2

Cab units

Model designationBuild yearTotal producedAAR wheel arrangementprincipal motorPower output!Image
1943 1 408 (×8) 60002NaN2 (only 4 of the 8 engines actually installed)
0-6-6-0 1000/1 DE194530 for Soviet RailroadsC-C1,000 hp (750 kW)
DR-12-8-1500/2
"Centipede"
1945–1948 56 608SC (×2) 30002NaN2
1945 2 8-VO (×2) 20002NaN2
1946–1948 9 608NA (×2) 20002NaN2
DR-6-4-2000
"Sharknose"
1948 18 A units
9 B units
606SC (×2) 20002NaN2
1948 1 606SC (×1) 1000hp
1947–1948 7 A units
2 B units
608SC 15002NaN2
DR-4-4-1500
"Babyface"
1947–1948 22 A units
11 B units
608SC 15002NaN2
DR-4-4-1500
"Sharknose"
1949–1950 36 A units
36 B units
608SC 15002NaN2
RF-16
"Sharknose"
1950–1953 109 A units
51 B units
608A 16002NaN2
1953 51 1500 hp
1956–1957 3 12-Maybach 1000hp

See also