Baldwin RT-624
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)Trucks GSC 13-ft rigid bolster Length:
• Over couplers 74’ Loco weight 354,000–375,000 lb (161,000–170,000 kg) Power supply 75 V Prime mover 606A × 2 RPM: • Maximum RPM 625 Engine type Four-stroke diesel Aspiration Turbocharger Elliott Company H503 (215 hp) Generator Westinghouse YG42B Traction motors Westinghouse 370DEZ (6) Cylinders 6 × 2
Early units Switchers Road switchers Transfer units Cab units Export units
Performance figures | |
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Power output | 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) |
Tractive effort: | |
• Starting | 106,200 lbf (472.40 kN) |
• Continuous | 72,900 lbf (324.28 kN) |
Career | |
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Operators | Pennsylvania Railroad, Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern, Penn Central |
Class | PRR- BS24m |
Nicknames | Center Cab |
Disposition | All scrapped |
The BLH RT-624 was a twin-engined diesel-electric locomotive, built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation between August 1951 and February 1954.
The RT-624, an improved version of the former Baldwin DT-6-6-2000, was a center-cab transfer locomotive. Twenty-four locomotives were built using 6-cylinder turbocharged 606A prime movers during 1951–1954. Penn Central operated ex-PRR #8955, and was retired in October 1969, and scrapped in July 1970.
No examples of the RT-624 are known to survive.
Original buyers
Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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Pennsylvania Railroad | 23 | 8113, 8724–8731, 8952–8965 | |
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway | 1 | 25 | |
Total | 24 |
References
- Kirkland, John F. (1994). The Diesel Builders (Volume 3, Baldwin Locomotive Works). Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-93-9.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
- Dolzall, Gary W. & Dolzall, Stephen F. (1984). Diesels From Eddystone: The Story of Baldwin Diesel Locomotives. Kalmbach Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89024-052-3.
See also
- Lima LT-2500, a similar center-cab style transfer unit.
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Diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works
- Experimental units
- Baldwin pre-production switchers
- 4-8+8-4-750/8-DE
- DT-6-6-2000
- RT-624
(See also: List of Baldwin diesel locomotives)