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Baldwin S-8

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Diesel–electric locomotive
S8
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel–electric
BuilderBaldwin-Lima-Hamilton
ModelS8
Build dateMarch 1951 – September 1954
Total produced54, plus 9calf units
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
 • UICB′B′
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge
Prime mover606
RPM range625 rpm maximum
Engine typeStraight-6Four-strokediesel
AspirationNaturally aspirated, solid injection
Displacement1,979 cu in (32.43 L) per cylinder
11,874 cu in (194.58 L) total
GeneratorWestinghouse 480F
Traction motorsWestinghouse 362D (4)
Cylinders6
Cylinder size12+34 in × 15+12 in (324 mm × 394 mm)
TransmissionElectric
Gear ratio16:76
Loco brakeAir
Train brakesAir
CouplersAAR Type E knuckle
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 mph (72 km/h)
Power output875 hp (652 kW) (marketed as 800 hp)
Career
LocaleUnited States andCuba
DispositionTwo preserved, remainderscrapped

TheBLH S8 was an 875-horsepower (652 kW)diesel–electricswitcher locomotive. TheBaldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation produced a total of 63 units (61 forUnited States railroads and 2 for use inCuba) between 1951 and 1953. Of these, nine werecalf units built for Oliver Iron Mining Company in Minnesota. A tenth calf had been built for them on order, but when delivery was refused, it was fitted with a cab, and converted to a regular S8.[1]

Original owners

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RailroadQuantityRoad numbersNotes
American Rolling Mill Company31151, 1152, 1201
Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad1102
La Salle and Bureau County Railroad18
McCloud Railway131Built with a single stack and space for a turbocharger for later conversion to aS-12, so is factored into the numbers of (and considered to be) an S-12
Medford Corporation, (Medford, Oregon)18Only Baldwin switcher built with dynamic brakes; preserved by the Southern Oregon Railway Historical Society
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad250, 51
Oliver Iron Mining Company91200A–1206A, 1214A, 1215A"Cow" units
91200B–1206B, 1214B, 1215B"Calf" units
Pennsylvania Railroad68994–8999
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines16006
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad5802–806
Sharon Steel Corporation83–10
Sloss-Sheffield Steel433–36
United Railways of Havana,Cuba28001, 8002
US Pipe and Foundry137Build as "calf"; fitted with cab before sale to USP&F; preserved byHeart of Dixie Railroad Museum (Calera, Alabama) asJefferson Warrior 37
US Steel113
Weyerhaeuser Company2103, 105
Youngstown Sheet and Tube7703, 800–805
Totals54A units
9B units

Preservation

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Only two intact examples of the S-8 are known to survive today, one of which is owned by a railroad museum, while the other is the property of a railway historical society.[2]

References

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  1. ^Foster, Gerald L. (1996).A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 8.ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
  2. ^"Preserved Lima and Baldwin Diesels".Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved2008-05-22.
  • Kirkland, John F. (November 1994).The Diesel Builders volume 3: Baldwin Locomotive Works. Pasadena, California: Interurban Press.ISBN 0-916374-93-9.

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