FM H-16-66

what is it?

The H-16-66 was a 1,600 horsepower (1.2 MW) locomotive, with a C-C wheel arrangement that was manufactured by Fairbanks-Morse from January, 1951 until October, 1958 as a smaller alternative to their better known FM H-24-66 "Train Master" locomotive. With an 8-cylinder prime mover developing 1600 hp compared to the H-24-66's 2400 hp from as 12 cylinder engine, the H-16-66 was commonly referred to as the "Baby Train Master". Although sharing a common model designation, four different carbody variants existed with a total of only 59 locomotives produced.

who runs it

AlcoaChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadChicago and North Western Transportation CompanyCSChicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha RailwayTennessee Valley Authority

base stats

• power 1.2 MWpower output
• weight 130 tin working order
• built 59made 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.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 22 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏17.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built

1951–1958

number built

59

kind

Diesel-electric

traction

diesel

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Fairbanks-Morse

operators

Alcoa, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, Tennessee Valley Authority

top speed

—

power

1.2 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

C-C

length

17.1 m

weight

130 t

nicknames

Baby Train Master

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