Baldwin Builders Plates

photo by: Katie Black

VO1000 - built for US Navy as #9, Earle, NJ - repowered, renumber as 65-00132 - at NWS Charleston, reported 2012 - see US Navy Photo & Roster Page

photo by: Dave B

RF16A - built for the B&O as #865-A

photo by: Mark Vogel

DS4-4-660 - built for Norfolk Southern as #663

photo by: Mark Vogel

RF16A - built for the PRR as #2010A

photo by: Ryan Kertis

DR12-8-3000 PRR Centipede 5825 The PRR Centipedes were originally delivered from the Baldwin factory in pairs, semi permanently coupled with a drawbar. Both units of the pair had the same road number, in this case 5825. Also both units of the pair had builders plates with the same construction number, in this case 73378. For unique identification there were small road numbers, with a suffix, on the rear of each unit, in this case 5825-A1 and 5825-A2. The PRR later decoupled the units and renumbered them. 5825-A1 became 5825 and 5825-A2 became 5813. The PRR had Baldwin make new builders plates for each decoupled unit. The 5825's new plate was number 73378A1 and the 5813's new plate was number 73378A2. source: [8] bibliography

photo by: Ryan Kertis

S12 - built for US Navy as #65-00372 - to Smokey Hill Railway as #1842 - donated to the Smokey Hill Railway Museum in Belton, MO - acquired by SMS in 1995, became SMS 300

photo by: Ryan Kertis

DS4-4-1000(NA) - built for the MKT as #1005, renumbered MKT 27 - retired from MKT 1986, sold to Rail Link - to Carolina Coastal as #127, scrapped 2001

photo by: Kevin Kohls

VO1000 - built for the US War Dept. #7227 - became US Navy 65-00493 - Notice that you can see the original red underneath the Navy paint. The plate has the thick rim as used late in WWII.

photo by: Kevin Kohls

VO660 - built for the TRRA as #534

photo by: Ryan Kertis

VO1000 - built for the Chicago Short Line as #101 - to the IH&IR in 1964 - see the Indian Hill & Iron Range photo page