Baldwin VO-660
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 St. Louis-San Francisco Railway ("Frisco Lines") #600, a Baldwin VO-660, is seen here in a 1942 builder's photo. |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
|---|---|
| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Model | VO-660 |
| Build date | April 1939 — May 1946 |
| Total production | 142 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
| Length | 48 ft 0 in (14.88 m) |
| Total weight | 197,520–203,980 lb (89,600–92,500 kg) |
| Prime mover | De La Verne VO |
| Engine type | 2-stroke diesel |
| Aspiration | Fuel injection |
| Displacement | 11,989 in³ (195.4 L) |
| Cylinders | Straight-6 |
| Cylinder size | 12.75 in × 15.55 in (324 mm × 395 mm) |
| Transmission | DC generator, DC traction motors |
| Power output | 660 hp (492 kW) |
| Tractive effort | 49,380–50,995 lbf (220–227 kN) |
| Locomotive brakes | Straight air |
| Train brakes | Air |
| Locale | North America |
The Baldwin VO-660 was a diesel-electric locomotive switcher locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works between April, 1939 and May, 1946. The 197,520–203,980 lb (89,600–92,500 kg) units were powered by a six-cylinder diesel engine rated at 660 horsepower (492 kW), and rode on two-axle AAR Type-A switcher trucks in a B-B wheel arrangement. 142 examples of this model were built for American railroads, along with the United States Navy. Baldwin replaced the VO-660 with the model DS-4-4-6 in 1946.
In the early 1960s the Reading Company sent all 10 of their VO-660s to General Motors Electro-Motive Division to have them rebuilt to SW900 specifications. These locomotives received new frames, cabs, and carbodies. Only two intact examples of the VO-660 are known to survive today, one of which was by the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum to SMS Lines to be repaired and put back into operation.
[edit] Units produced
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Akron and Barberton Belt Railway |
|
25 |
| American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) |
|
1950–1953 |
| American Steel and Wire Company |
|
1, 11, 23-1 |
| Baldwin Locomotive Works |
|
299 (worked as BLW plant switcher) |
| Basic Magnesium, Inc. |
|
101 |
| Central of Georgia Railroad |
|
5 (built as BLW demonstrator unit #337) |
| Central Railroad of New Jersey |
|
1040–1043 |
| Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad |
|
110 |
| Chicago and North Western Railway |
|
1237–1246 |
| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad |
|
1635 |
| Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway |
|
58–60 |
| Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad |
|
66–74 |
| Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway |
|
270–272 |
| Francisco Sugar Company |
|
45 |
| Iowa Ordnance Plant |
|
2-100 |
| Kansas City Southern Railroad |
|
1150 |
| La Salle and Bureau County Railroad |
|
6 |
| Long Island Rail Road |
|
403 |
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad |
|
20–23 |
| Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railroad |
|
600 |
| Minnesota Western Railway |
|
1 |
| Missouri Pacific Railroad |
|
9009, 9010, 9012, 9026 |
| Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway |
|
10 |
| New Orleans Public Belt Railroad |
|
41–43 |
| New York Central Railroad |
|
501, 502, 752–761 |
| Northern Pacific Railway |
|
128–130 |
| Patapsco and Back Rivers Railway |
|
63–65 |
| Pennsylvania Railroad |
|
5907–5909, 5932–5937, 5941–5943 |
| Pickens Corporation |
|
2 |
| Procter and Gamble |
|
125 |
| Reading Railroad |
|
36, 61–70 |
| St. Louis-San Francisco Railway |
|
600, 601 |
| Seaboard Air Line Railroad |
|
1202 |
| Southern Pacific Railroad |
|
1021, 1022 |
| Southern Railway |
|
DS2005 |
| Standard Steel Division of Baldwin Locomotive Works |
|
12 (plant switcher, built as BLW demonstrator unit #335) |
| Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis |
|
531–534 |
| Union Terminal Railway of Memphis (Missouri Pacific Railroad) |
|
9090, 9091 |
| United States Navy |
|
10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 31 |
| Upper Merion and Plymouth Railway |
|
51, 52 |
| Wabash Railroad |
|
200 |
| Warner Company |
|
11 |
| Western Maryland Railway |
|
101–105 |
| Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company |
|
10 |
| Wyandotte Terminal Railway |
|
101–103 |
| Youngstown Sheet and Tube |
|
600–607 |
[edit] References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
[edit] External links
- Baldwin VO-660 Roster
- BLW Demonstrators, Prototypes and Test Beds
- CKD Praha 6S310DR diesel engine, and the Baldwin VO and 600 series engines
- Existing Baldwin VO Model Units
- Preserved Baldwin and Lima Locomotives
- PRR Diesel Locomotive diagrams: Baldwin VO-660
- VO-660 — Original Owners
| 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 |
