Baldwin AS-416
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![]() Norfolk Southern number 1616, an AS-416, at Chesapeake, VA, in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The BLH AS-416 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,625 hp (1,212 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 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 BLH’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.
Original owners[]
Railroad | Quantity | Road Numbers | Notes |
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Savannah and Atlanta Railway | |||
Columbus and Greenville Railway | |||
Norfolk Southern Railway | |||
Office des Chemins de Fer Algériens | |||
Total | 25 |
Preservation[]
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Surviving examples include:
- Columbus and Greenville 606, at the Illinois Railway Museum
- Norfolk Southern 1616, at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
References[]
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- Kirkland, John F. (November 1994). The Diesel Builders volume 3: Baldwin Locomotive Works. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-93-9.
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