Baldwin S-8

Baldwin S-8

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Model S-8 Build date March 1951 – September 1954 Total produced 54, plus 9 "calf" units

Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC B′B′ Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Prime mover 606 RPM range 625 rpm maximum Engine type Straight-6 Four-stroke diesel Aspiration Naturally aspirated, solid injection Displacement 1,979 cu in (32.43 L) per cylinder 11,874 cu in (194.58 L) total Generator DC generator Traction motors DC traction motors Cylinders 6 Cylinder size 12 3⁄4 in × 15 1⁄2 in (324 mm × 394 mm) Transmission Electric Loco brake Air Train brakes Air

Performance figures Power output 800 hp (600 kW)

Career Locale United States and Cuba Disposition Two preserved, remainder scrapped

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Model	S-8
Build date	March 1951 – September 1954
Total produced	54, plus 9 "calf" units

Specifications
Configuration:	​
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover	606
RPM range	625 rpm maximum
Engine type	Straight-6 Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Naturally aspirated, solid injection
Displacement	1,979 cu in (32.43 L) per cylinder 11,874 cu in (194.58 L) total
Generator	DC generator
Traction motors	DC traction motors
Cylinders	6
Cylinder size	12 3⁄4 in × 15 1⁄2 in (324 mm × 394 mm)
Transmission	Electric
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air

Performance figures
Power output	800 hp (600 kW)

Career
Locale	United States and Cuba
Disposition	Two preserved, remainder scrapped

The Baldwin S-8 was an 800-horsepower (600 kW) diesel-electric locomotive intended for use in yard switching. The Baldwin Locomotive Works produced a total of 63 units (61 for United States railroads and 2 for use in Cuba) between 1951 and 1953. Of these, nine were "calf" units built for Oliver Iron Mining Company in Minnesota. A tenth calf had been built for them on a verbal order, but when delivery was refused, it was fitted with a cab, and converted to a regular S-8.

Only two intact examples of the S-8 are known to survive today, one of which is owned by a railroad museum, while the other is the property of a railway historical society.

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