Baldwin DR-4-4-15

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Baldwin DR-4-4-15
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Model DR-4-4-15
Build date November 1947 - June 1950
Total production 105
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Engine type Diesel
Power output 1,500 hp (1,119 kW)
Nicknames Babyface / Sharknose
Locale North America

The Baldwin DR-4-4-15 was a 1,500-horsepower (1,119 kW) cab unit-type diesel locomotive built for freight service by the Baldwin Locomotive Works between November 1947 and June 1950. It was produced in two different body types, nicknamed the "Babyface" and "Sharknose" styles by railfans, though Baldwin used the same model number for both. 22 "Babyface" cab-equipped A units were built, along with 11 cabless booster B units; 36 "Sharknose" A units and 36 B units were constructed, making a total for all models of 105 locomotives built.

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[edit] "Babyface" units produced (1947–1948)

Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) Baldwin DR-4-4-15 "Babyface" units at Jefferson City, Missouri in 1953. MP's units were constructed three feet longer than their CNJ and NYC counterparts in order to provide space for steam generating equipment behind the cab.
Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) Baldwin DR-4-4-15 "Babyface" units at Jefferson City, Missouri in 1953. MP's units were constructed three feet longer than their CNJ and NYC counterparts in order to provide space for steam generating equipment behind the cab.
Railroad   Quantity   Road numbers
Central Railroad of New Jersey
10 + 5
 70–79 (A units) and K, L, M, R, S (B units)
Missouri Pacific Railroad
8 + 4
 201A–208A (A units) and 201B–204B (B units)
New York Central Railroad
4 + 2
 3400–3403 (A units) and 3700–3701 (B units)

[edit] "Sharknose" units produced (1949–1950)

Pennsylvania Railroad DR-4-4-15 "Sharknose" units at Cincinnati, Ohio. Note the prominent side fuel fill, a signature feature.
Pennsylvania Railroad DR-4-4-15 "Sharknose" units at Cincinnati, Ohio. Note the prominent side fuel fill, a signature feature.
Railroad   Quantity   Road numbers
Baldwin Locomotive Works (demonstrator units)
2 + 2
 6001A,B,C,D (sold to the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad,
and assigned road #700A/#701A [A units] and #700B/#701B [B units], then to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and assigned road #4200/#4201 [A units] and #5200/#5201 [B units])
Pennsylvania Railroad
34 + 34
 9568A,B–9593A,B (A units) and 9700A,B–9707A,B (B units)*
*Note: PRR unit nos. 9700A,B–9707A,B were equipped with Baldwin RF-16 bodies, and are therefore referred to by some as "RF-15s."

[edit] References

  • Hayden, Bob (Ed.) (1980). Model Railroader Cyclopedia-Volume 2: Diesel Locomotives. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-547-9. 
  • Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Milwaukee, WI. ISBN 0-89024-026-4. 

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Diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works
Early units
Experimental units • Baldwin pre-production switchers
Switchers
VO-660 • DS-4-4-660 • DS-4-4-750 • S-8 • VO-1000 • DS-4-4-1000 • S-12
Road switchers
Transfer units
DT-6-6-2000 • RT-624
Cab units
DR-12-8-1500/2 • DR-6 series • DR-4-4-15 • RF-16
Export units
Soviet Railways ДБ20 • DRS-6-4-660 • DRS-6-4-750 • DRS-6-4-1000 • RF-615E