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 |
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Performance figures |
Power output |
800 hp (600 kW) |
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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.
Original owners
Railroad |
Quantity |
Road numbers |
Notes |
American Rolling Mill Company |
3
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1151, 1152, 1201
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Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad |
1
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102
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La Salle and Bureau County Railroad |
1
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8
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Medford Corporation, (Medford, Oregon) |
1
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8
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Only Baldwin switcher built with dynamic brakes; preserved by the Southern Oregon Chapter, NHRS |
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad |
2
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50, 51
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Oliver Iron Mining Company |
9
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1200A–1206A, 1214A, 1215A
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"Cow" units |
9
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1200B–1206B, 1214B, 1215B
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"Calf" units |
Pennsylvania Railroad |
6
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8994–8999
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Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines |
1
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6006
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad |
5
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802–806
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Sharon Steel Corporation |
8
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3–10
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Sloss-Sheffield Steel |
4
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33–36
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United Railways of Havana, Cuba |
2
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8001, 8002
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US Pipe and Foundry |
1
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37
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Build as "calf"; fitted with cab before sale to USP&F; preserved by Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum (Calera, Alabama) as Jefferson Warrior 37 |
US Steel |
1
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13
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Weyerhaeuser Company |
2
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103, 105
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Youngstown Sheet and Tube |
7
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703, 800–805
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Totals |
54 |
A units |
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9 |
B units |
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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.[citation needed]
References
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External links
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Early units |
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Switchers |
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Road switchers |
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Transfer units |
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Cab units |
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Export units |
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