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way Mission recently inspected the first of an order for fifty-two 1,500-hp diesel-electric loco- motives being built by The Baldwin Locomotive Works for service in French North Africa. The delegation which visited the Baldwin plant at Eddystone was headed by N. A. Concordet, chief, French North African Railway Mission, and C. C. Bohl, chief, French Railway Mission. They were accompanied by E. Ricard, engineer, French North African Railway Mission; J. J. Palme and R. Guiboin, engineers of the French Railway Mission, and R. Blondeau, French Consul at Philadelphia. In keeping with the traditions, Captain Con- cordet christened the new locomotive with cham- pagne from France, after which the visitors were conducted through the Eddystone plant by Bald- win officials, including Ralph Kelly, president; L. W. Metzger, vice president-operators, Eddy- stone Division; and C. E. Acker, vice president, |
corporate and financial. Mr. Kelly, Baldwin's president, called attention to the fact that the Company had already com- pleted part of an order comprising one-hundred 660-hp diesel-electric locomotives for Continental France, the largest single order for diesel-electric locomotives ever placed with any builder in the United States. "Some idea of the magnitude of these orders," Mr. Kelly continued, "can be gathered from the fact that if all 152 locomotives were coupled end to end we would have a solid string of locomo- tives almost 13/4 miles in length. Theoretically, on a straight level track, the combined power of these 152 diesel electrics would be capable of pulling a train 110 miles long stretching from New York to Philadelphia and beyond." These 1,500-hp diesel-electric locomotives are designed for general road service. Some will be equipped with train heating boilers to permit their use in passenger service. Cast steel underframes |
