Baldwin S-8

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**Baldwin S-8**
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Model	S-8
Build date	1951 – 1953
Total production	63
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Power output	800 hp
Locale	United States and Cuba
Disposition	most scrapped, 2 preserved

The Baldwin S-8 was an 800-horsepower 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.

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]}

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v • d • e Diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works
Switchers:	S-12, S-8, DS-4-4-10, DS-4-4-7.5, DS-4-4-6, VO-1000, VO-660
Road switchers:	RS-12, AS-16, AS-416, AS-616, DRS-4-4-10, DRS-4-4-15, DRS-6-4-15, DRS-6-6-15, RS-12
Transfer units:	DT-6-6-20, RT-624
Cab units:	DR-12-8-1500/2, DR-6 series, DR-4-4-15, RF-16