Baldwin AS-16

The Baldwin AS-16 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 hp (1,200 kW), that rode on two-axle trucks, having a B-B wheel arrangement. It was the successor to Baldwin's DRS-4-4-1500 model, and remained in production until Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton quit the locomotive manufacturing business in 1956.

Baldwin AS-16
PRSL AS-16 at Haddonfield station in September 1965
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Baldwin-Lima-Hamiton Model AS-16 Build date May 1951–February 1956 Total produced 127
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Prime mover 608A
Performance figures Power output 1,600 hp (1,200 kW)

Nine railroads bought 127 locomotives, with five railroads having bought the previous model.

Original buyers

Railroad	Quantity	Road Numbers	Notes
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	16	890–905	Renumbered 6200–6215; renumbered 2241–2239
Erie Railroad	16	1106–1120, 1140
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad	18	1571–1586, 1787–1788	Renumbered
Missouri Pacific Railroad (International-Great Northern Railroad)	2	4195–4196
Missouri Pacific Railroad (St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway)	6	4326–4331
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad ("Nickel Plate Road")	4	320–323
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines	16	6007–6016, 6022–6027
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad ("Soo Line")	2	379–380
Reading Company	43	530–554, 560–563, 576–589
Western Maryland Railway	4	173–176
Total	127

Usage

The Baldwin AS-16 was designed as an all-around useful locomotive, capable of freight or passenger service. The engine had optional benefits such as a steam generator or dynamic brakes. The AAR Type B truck warranted higher speed than its siblings, the Baldwin AS-416 and Baldwin AS-616, with their three axle trucks.

References

• Kirkland, John F. (1994). The Diesel Builders volume 3: Baldwin Locomotive Works. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-93-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)