Baldwin Diesel Guide

BLW 62000

Also see: "The Baldwin Diesel-Electric Switching Locomotive"

Production
Baldwin class8-0E-660/1 E
years produced1936
number produced1

BLW 62000
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BLW 62000

c/n 62000, b/d 10/1936

- Baldwin's first non-boxcab diesel locomotive
- built as Baldwin demo #62000
- built with 12-1/2" bore 6 cylinder VO engine
- Allis-Chalmers main generator & traction motors
- sold to ATSF as #2200 in 6/28/1937
- traded back to Baldwin for ATSF VO1000 #2206, May 1941
- served as Baldwin Eddystone plant switcher #1
- after the 1950 BLH merger moved to Hamilton, OH as plant switcher #1
- early 1960's sold to Boston Metals, Baltimore, MD,
used until scrapped, 1966

Diesel Engine
modelVO, cast A frame
cylinders6 (12-1/2" x 15-1/2")
aspirationnormal
horsepower660 @ 600 rpm


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