The BLH AS-616 was a 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW) C-Cdiesel-electric locomotive built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton between 1950 and 1954.[2] Nineteen railroads bought 214 locomotives, and two railroads bought seven cabless B units. The AS-616 was valued for its extremely high tractive effort, far more than any comparable ALCo or EMD product. It was used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the AS-16, and its six-axle sister, the AS-416, though the six-traction motor design allowed better tractive effort at lower speeds.
The AS-616 was very similar to the previous model, the Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500, riding on the same basic frame and sharing the same body. The design was very simple, lacking the 1950s styling of the competing EMD F3 and ALCO FA. The utilitarian design was valued for switching jobs, a position the AS-616 filled easily.
The AS-616 would be the company's best selling road switcher of all time, and the builder's third greatest selling diesel electric model of all time.
Redesign
In 1954, BLH (believing the utilitarian design of their road switchers was the cause of their overall failure on the market) redesigned their entire roster of locomotives, with all gaining new abilities. The most notable effect of the redesign was the raising of the roof on all their road switchers, causing the roof to take the shape of a triangular prism. Only a few units were sold with this design, as failing sales had dropped to their lowest at the time. BLH began offering dynamic braking on all road switchers, though the AS-616 was already offered with optional dynamic brakes.
Usage
Despite being marketed as a road switcher (like the EMD SD9 and ALCO RSD-4 of the same time period), the AS-616 saw most use as a heavy switcher. The impressive tractive effort and GSC rigid bolster trimount trucks appealed to roads with heavy hump yards (such as Southern Pacific). Ultimately, while many saw road service, the AS-616 was a switcher that was far ahead of its time.
BLH offered more options on the AS-616 in comparison to the DRS-6-6-1500, with some units gaining boilers, and others gaining dynamic braking. BLH also offered Multiple-unit train control on the AS-616, though many roads bought the unit purely for switching, opting out of MU. Some units that lacked MU were given MU by the parent company (or by an associate)[5] depending on the road's preference.
By the 1970s almost all AS-616s had been scrapped or sold. A select few railroads-Trona Railway being a major operator[6]- kept their diesels running far past their builder's lifetime.
^Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel locomotives : the first 50 years : a guide to diesels built before 1972. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Pub. Co. pp. 311–316. ISBN0-89024-258-5. OCLC 34531120.
^Worley, H. V. & Poellot, Jr., W. N. (1989). The Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway: Story of the high and dry. pp. 201, 203-204, 275. Halifax, PA: Withers Publishing. ISBN0-9618503-5-3.
^Baldwin Diesel Zone - Replacement and Renewal Parts History
^Baldwin Diesel Zone - Roster of Existing Baldwin Diesels
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Baldwin AS 616 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The BLH AS 616 was a 1 600 horsepower 1 200 kW C C diesel electric locomotive built by Baldwin Lima Hamilton between 1950 and 1954 2 Nineteen railroads bought 214 locomotives and two railroads bought seven cabless B units The AS 616 was valued for its extremely high tractive effort far more than any comparable ALCo or EMD product It was used in much the same manner as its four axle counterpart the AS 16 and its six axle sister the AS 416 though the six traction motor design allowed better tractive effort at lower speeds AS 616Baldwin AS 616 diesel electric locomotive at work for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company Type and originPower typeDiesel electricBuilderBaldwin Lima Hamilton CorporationModelAS 616Build dateSeptember 1950 May 1954Total produced214 7 B units SpecificationsConfiguration AARC C UICCo Co Gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeWheel diameter42 in 1 067 mm Minimum curve30 250 79 ft or 76 44 m radius Wheelbase32 ft 3 in 9 83 m between bolstersLength58 Width10 Height14 Loco weight327 800 lb 148 700 kilograms Fuel capacity900 US gallons 3 400 l 750 imp gal Prime mover608ARPM range625 max Engine typeFour stroke engineAspirationTurbocharger Elliott Company H704 125 hp GeneratorWestinghouse YG42BTraction motorsWestinghouse 370DL 6 Cylinders8Performance figuresPower output1 625 hp 1 212 kW marketed as 1 600 hp Tractive effortStarting 97 500 lbf 434 kN Continuous 78 750 lbf 350 3 kN 6 mph 9 7 km h CareerOperatorsVariousLocaleNorth America Mexico Brazil Jamaica 1 Contents 1 Original owners 2 Design 2 1 Redesign 3 Usage 4 Preservation 5 ReferencesOriginal owners EditRailroad Quantity Road Numbers NotesBaldwin Lima Hamilton demonstrators 2 1600 to Duluth South Shore amp Atlantic Railway 211 to Soo Line 3951601 to Oregon and Northwestern Railroad 1Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad 2 408 409Chicago and North Western Railway 3 1560 1561 1604Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 39 5528 5529 5533 5569Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railway 7 204 210 to Soo Line Railroad 388 394Houston Belt and Terminal Railway 1 32Kaiser Steel 2 1012A 1012B 1012A to Kaiser Bauxite Jamaica 1012B to Rayonier 3 Milwaukee Road 6 2100 2101 2104 2107Milwaukee Road 2 2100B 2101B B units rebuilt with cabs and renumbered 2102 2103 c 1953Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico 20 6800 6819Orinoco Mining Company Venezuela U S Steel 9 1001 1009Pennsylvania Railroad 12 8966 8974 8111 8112 8114 ex PWV renumbered 6966 6977Pittsburgh amp West Virginia Railway 1 40 to PRR in 1960 4 Southern Pacific Company Texas and New Orleans Railroad 8 177 184Southern Pacific Company 51 5228 5278 Included dynamic brakingSouthern Pacific Company 5 5501 5505 B units renumbered 4901 4905 included dynamic brakingTennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company 5 1502 1506Trona Railway 1 52Union Pacific Railroad 6 1260 1265Union Railroad 3 625 627Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil 12 3371 3382 1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in gauge included dynamic brakingEstrada de Ferro Central do Brasil 20 4371 4390 1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in metre gaugeRede de Viacao Parana Santa Catarina Brazil 5 60 64 1 000 mmTotal 214 A units7 B unitsDesign EditThe AS 616 was very similar to the previous model the Baldwin DRS 6 6 1500 riding on the same basic frame and sharing the same body The design was very simple lacking the 1950s styling of the competing EMD F3 and ALCO FA The utilitarian design was valued for switching jobs a position the AS 616 filled easily The AS 616 would be the company s best selling road switcher of all time and the builder s third greatest selling diesel electric model of all time Redesign Edit In 1954 BLH believing the utilitarian design of their road switchers was the cause of their overall failure on the market redesigned their entire roster of locomotives with all gaining new abilities The most notable effect of the redesign was the raising of the roof on all their road switchers causing the roof to take the shape of a triangular prism Only a few units were sold with this design as failing sales had dropped to their lowest at the time BLH began offering dynamic braking on all road switchers though the AS 616 was already offered with optional dynamic brakes Usage EditDespite being marketed as a road switcher like the EMD SD9 and ALCO RSD 4 of the same time period the AS 616 saw most use as a heavy switcher The impressive tractive effort and GSC rigid bolster trimount trucks appealed to roads with heavy hump yards such as Southern Pacific Ultimately while many saw road service the AS 616 was a switcher that was far ahead of its time BLH offered more options on the AS 616 in comparison to the DRS 6 6 1500 with some units gaining boilers and others gaining dynamic braking BLH also offered Multiple unit train control on the AS 616 though many roads bought the unit purely for switching opting out of MU Some units that lacked MU were given MU by the parent company or by an associate 5 depending on the road s preference By the 1970s almost all AS 616s had been scrapped or sold A select few railroads Trona Railway being a major operator 6 kept their diesels running far past their builder s lifetime Preservation EditNine AS 616 diesels are preserved Oregon and Northwestern Railroad 1 former Baldwin Lima Hamilton demonstrator 1601 Trona Railway 52 at SMS Rail Lines as part of a former Trona Railway collection Southern Pacific 5250 in Jamaica Southern Pacific 5253 at Western Pacific Railroad Museum as Oregon amp Northwestern 4 Southern Pacific 5274 at Western Pacific Railroad Museum as Oregon amp Northwestern 3 Southern Pacific 5249 at SMS Rail Lines as part of a former Trona Railway collection Kaiser Steel 1012A reportedly still with Kaiser Bauxite of Jamaica Kaiser Steel 1012B at SMS Rail Lines operational Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil 3380 7 References Edit Blanchard Jean Denis 2006 The Diesel Shop Baldwin AS 616 Data Sheet Received 13 4 18 https www thedieselshop us Data 20BLW 20AS 616 HTML Marre Louis A 1995 Diesel locomotives the first 50 years a guide to diesels built before 1972 Waukesha WI Kalmbach Pub Co pp 311 316 ISBN 0 89024 258 5 OCLC 34531120 Baldwin Diesel Zone Kaiser Steel Worley H V amp Poellot Jr W N 1989 The Pittsburgh amp West Virginia Railway Story of the high and dry pp 201 203 204 275 Halifax PA Withers Publishing ISBN 0 9618503 5 3 Baldwin Diesel Zone Replacement and Renewal Parts History American Rails The Trona Railway Baldwin Diesel Zone Roster of Existing Baldwin Diesels Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baldwin AS 616 amp oldid 1116099685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
