Baldwin RT-624

RT-624
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation Model RT-624 Build date August 1951 to February 1954 Total produced 24
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  AAR C-C  •  UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Trucks GSC 13-ft rigid bolster Length 74 ft (22.56 m) 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
Performance figures 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 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 were preserved.

Original buyers

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
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-Hamilton 2500HP Transfer Locomotive, a similar center-cab style transfer unit.