Baldwin AS-616

ROSTER

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Info from: John Komanesky Jim Jeffery photo at Brancton, PA in October 1970 (Ralph Back collection)
Original owner Road Numbers Qty. Bldr Numbers Bldr Dates
Baldwin 1600 (Demo) 1 74676 3/52
1601 (Demo / Test bed) 1 75826 1/55
Bessemer & Lake Erie 408, 409 2 75757, 75758 7/52
Chesapeake & Ohio 5528, 5529 2 75391, 75392 7/53
5533 - 5536 4 74917-74920 11/50
5537 - 5543 7 74921-74927 12/50
5544, 5545 2 74928, 74929 1/51
5546 1 74951 1/51
5547 - 5550 4 74966-74969 1/51
5551, 5552 2 75171, 75172 7/51
5553 - 5555 3 75173-75175 8/51
5556 - 5558 3 75176-75178 9/51
5559 - 5564 6 75345-75350 2/52
5565 - 5569 5 75351-75355 3/52
Chicago & North Western 1560, 1561 2 75333, 75334 1/52
1604 1 75182 9/52
Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific 2100A, 2101A 2 75085, 75086 4/51
2104, 2105 2 75907, 75908 8/53
2106, 2107 2 75909, 75910 9/53
Duluth South Shore & Atlantic 204 - 208 5 75071-75075 2/51
209, 210 2 75180, 75181 8/52
Houston Belt & Terminal 32 1 75179 3/52
Kaiser Steel 1012A, 1012B 2 75356, 75357 6/52
Pennsylvania 8111, 8112 2 75956, 75957 2/54
8966 1 75076 5/51
8967, 8968 2 75077, 75078 6/51
8969 - 8971 3 75082-75084 6/51
8972 - 8974 3 75079-75081 5/51
Pittsburgh & West Virginia 40 1 75164 5/51
Southern Pacific 5228 - 5239 12 74905-74916 9/50
5240 - 5242 3 75087-75089 2/51
5243 - 5246 4 75090-75093 3/51
5247, 5248 2 75137, 75138 3/51
5249 1 75139 4/51
5250 - 5252 3 75226-75228 10/51
5253 - 5255 3 75449-75451 3/52
5256 - -5262 7 75452-75458 4/52
5263 - 5271 9 75459-75467 2/52
5272 1 75468 3/52
5273 - 5278 6 75469-75474 5/52
Tennessee Coal & Iron 1502, 1503 2 75069, 75070 10/50
1504 - 1506 3 75168-75170 5, 2, 5/51
Texas & New Orleans(Southern Pacific) 177 - 181 5 75335-75339 1/52
182, 183 2 75343, 75344 1/52
184 1 75340 1/52
Trona 52 1 75835 3/54
Union Pacific 1260 - 1263 4 75185-75188 12/51
1264, 1265 2 75189, 75190 1/52
Union RR 625 - 627 3 75165-75167 6/51
MEXICO
National de Mexico 6800 - 6807 8 75981-75988 3/54
6808 - 6814 7 75989-75995 4/54
6815 - 6819 5 75996-76000 5/54
VENEZUELA
Orinoco Mining Co. (U.S. Steel) 1001, 1002 2 75437, 75438 6/52
1003, 1004 2 75439, 75440 11/52
1005, 1006 2 75441, 75442 6/53
1007 - 1009 3 75443-75445 7/53
1010 1 75942 7/53
AS616B
Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific 2100B, 2101B 2 75232, 75233 4/51
Southern Pacific 5501, 5502 75224, 75225 4/51
5503 - 5505 3 75229-75231 10/51
Spotting Features:
  • xxxxx locomotive with long high hood at each end

Technical Data

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Data Sheet and drawing by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND
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Engine Builder: BLW Engine: 4-cycle Model 608 SC
Bore & Stroke 12.5" X 15.5"
RPM (Maximum) 625
Main Generator: Westinghouse - WE471 Horsepower: 1600
Gear Ratio: 68:14 Speed: 60 mph
Trucks: 6-Wheel Configuration: C-C
Traction Motor Blowers: Westinghouse (2) >Model: ?
Weight: 327,800 lbs (305,000) Traction Motors: Westinghouse - WE370 (6)
Tractive Effort (starting) 97,500 lbs @ 30% Tractive Effort (continuous): 78,750 lbs @ 6 mph
Multiple Unit Capability: No Dynamic Braking: No
Auxilary Generator: -- Alternator: --
Air Brake: Westinghouse Model: 6SL/24RSL
Compressor: Westinghouse Model: 3C2C
Quantity Built: 83 (including one cabless unit) Dates: 2/1948 to 9/1950
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Exterior Dimensions AS-616 (and AS-616 B)
Total Length 58'-00"
Wheel Diameter 42"
Truck Wheel Base 13'-00"
Height to Top Engine Hood 13'-10.5"
Height to Top Cab Hood 14'-00"
Cab Width 10'-00"
Top of Walkway 7'-03"
Walkway Width 5'-08.5"
Engine Hood Width 9'-10"
Distance between Truck Centers 44'-06"
Center Bolster 32'-03"
Minimum Turning Radious 30 degrees
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Fuel Oil: 900 Lubricating Oil: 200
Engine Cooling Water: 300 Sand Capacity: 30 cu. ft.
Options:

Vapor Clarkson Steam Boiler (2500 lbs./hour)

Drawing by: Jean-Denis Bachand Somebody's Large Digital Image Here
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Reference Sources:
  • Diesel Locomtoives, Vol.2, by Bob Hayden
  • Baldwin Diesel Locomotives by Stephen F. & Gary W. Dolzall
  • Illustrated Treasury of Baldwin Locomotives by James W. Kerr
  • Diesel Locomotives, The First 50 Years by Louis A. Mare
  • "Early Diesel and Electric Locomotives," Rail Heritage Publications
  • Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specificiations, 1981 by F.K. Hudson
  • Train Shed Cyclopedia, Vol. 20, 58, 60, 64, 80
  • Railroad Model Craftsman, November 1969
  • Railroad Modeler, March 1975

New: 12 November 2004

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