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FM H-24-66

🇨🇦 Canada ·built by Fairbanks-Morse· from 1953· model of American 2400 hp diesel locomotives

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. CPR 8909, a Canadian Locomotive Company H-24-66 Train Master: Fawcett5 at English Wikipedia· Public domain
2. WAB 554 (FM H24-66 aka a Baby Trainmaster) way freight switching at Saunemin, IL on Nov 24, 1962 (22256478439): railfan 44· Public domain

what is it?

The H-24-66, or Train Master, is a diesel-electric railroad locomotive produced by Fairbanks-Morse and its licensee, Canadian Locomotive Company. These six-axle hood unit road switchers were used in the United States and Canada during the 1950s. They were the successor to the unsuccessful Consolidated line of cab units produced by F-M and CLC in the 1950s.

who runs it

Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian National Railway Erie Lackawanna Railway Norfolk and Western Railway Central Railroad of New Jersey Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Virginian Railway Penn Central Transportation Company Southern Pacific Transportation Company Wabash Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Reading Company Fairbanks-Morse

base stats

speed 129 km/htop speed
power 1.8 MWpower output
weight 170 tin working order
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 73 years ago, in 1953.
1.8 MW is about 21 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 28 African elephants (~6 t each).
20.1 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: 1953–1957
number built: 127
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇨🇦 Canada
builders: Fairbanks-Morse, Canadian Locomotive Company
operators: Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National Railway, Erie Lackawanna Railway, Norfolk and Western Railway, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway, Virginian Railway, Penn Central Transportation Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Wabash Railroad, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Reading Company, Fairbanks-Morse
top speed: 129 km/h
power: 1.8 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Co'Co'
length: 20.1 m
weight: 170 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5426732, Wikipedia: FM H-24-66 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.