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Baldwin DRS 6 4 1000

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Power type
  
Diesel-electric

Build date
  
1948 - 1949

AAR wheel arr.
  
A1A-A1A

Model
  
DRS-6-4-1000

Total produced
  
20

Builder
  
Baldwin Locomotive Works

The Baldwin DRS-6-4-1000 is a diesel-electric locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1948 and 1949. The DRS-6-4-1000s were powered by a turbo-charged six-cylinder diesel engine rated at 1,000 horsepower (746 kW), and rode on a pair of three-axle trucks in an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. 20 of these models were built for a railroad in Algeria.

Name Designation

DRS - Diesel Road Switcher
6 - Six axles
4 - Four powered axles
1000 - 1,000 horsepower

References

Baldwin DRS-6-4-1000 Wikipedia