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Baldwin AS-16

🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1951· model of diesel-electric locomotive

6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. PRSL 6014 with Train 1001 at Haddonfield (2), September 1965: Marty Bernard from U.S.A.· Public domain
2. PRSL 6025 (Baldwin AS16) passing Haddonfield station, September 1965: Roger Puta· Public domain
3. Western Maryland 173 (Baldwin AS16) most probably Hagerstown, MD in September 1964 (22264172279): railfan 44· Public domain
4. Western Maryland 170, a Baldwin DRS-4-4-15 in September 1964, Hagerstown, MD. (25729059612): railfan 44· Public domain
5. Western Maryland 173 (Baldwin AS16) and BO 4579 (F7A) most probably Hagerstown, MD in September 1964 (22461920351): railfan 44· Public domain
6. Western Maryland 173 (Baldwin AS16) most probably Hagerstown, MD in September 1964 (22461920351): railfan 44· Public domain

what is it?

The BLH AS-16 was a diesel-electric locomotive rated at 1,625 hp (1,212 kW), that rode on two-axle trucks, having a B-B wheel arrangement. It was the successor to Baldwin's DRS-4-4-1500 model, and remained in production until Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton quit the locomotive manufacturing business in 1956. Nine railroads bought 127 locomotives, with five railroads having bought the previous model.

who runs it

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Western Maryland Railway International – Great Northern Railroad Reading Company Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Erie Railroad St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway

base stats

power 1.2 MWpower output
built 127made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 75 years ago, in 1951.
1.2 MW is about 14 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1951–1956
status: preserved
number built: 127
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇺🇸 United States
builders: Baldwin Locomotive Works
operators: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Western Maryland Railway, International – Great Northern Railroad, Reading Company, Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Erie Railroad, St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway
top speed: —
power: 1.2 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: B-B

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4850522, Wikipedia: Baldwin AS-16 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.