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Baldwin AS 416

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Power type
  
Diesel-electric

Build date
  
May 1951–December 1955

AAR wheel arr.
  
A1A-A1A

Model
  
AS-416

Total produced
  
25

Builder
  
Baldwin Locomotive Works

The Baldwin AS-416 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 hp (1,200 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.

Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the Baldwin 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 Baldwin'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:

  • Columbus and Greenville 606, at the Illinois Railway Museum
  • Norfolk Southern 1616, at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
  • References

    Baldwin AS-416 Wikipedia