FM H-12-44

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FM H-12-44
A FM H-12-44 (ex-USA #843) and a RS3m (ex-LV #211) at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum.
Specifications
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Fairbanks-Morse
Model	H-12-44
Build date	May 1950 – March 1961
Total produced	336
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Trucks	AAR type A
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Minimum curve	29.50 (194 ft (59.13 m) radius)
Wheelbase	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Length	48 ft 10 in (14.88 m)
Width	10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
Height	14 ft 6 ⁵⁄₈ in (4.44 m)
Locomotive weight	240,000 lb (108.9 t)
Prime mover	FM 38D-6
Engine type	Opposed piston Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots blower
Displacement	6,222 cu in (101.96 l)
Generator	FM DGZJ
Traction motors	(4) FM DRZH
Cylinders	6 (Opposed piston)
Cylinder size	8.125 in × 10 in (206 mm × 254 mm)
Top speed	60 mph (97 km/h)
Power output	1,200 hp (895 kW)
Tractive effort	40,440 lbf (179.9 kN))
Locomotive brake	Straight air
Train brakes	Air
Career
Locale	North America

The FM H-12-44 was a yard switcher produced by Fairbanks-Morse from May, 1950–March, 1961. The units featured a 1,200-horsepower (890 kW), six-cylinder opposed piston engine prime mover, and were configured in a B-B wheel arrangement mounted atop a pair of two-axle AAR Type-A switcher trucks, with all axles powered and geared for a top speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h).

A total of 303 units were built for American railroads, 30 were manufactured (between August 1951 to June 1956) by the Canadian Locomotive Company for use in Canada, and 1 unit was exported to Mexico. Initially, H-12-44s were visually indistinguishable from their predecessor model, the FM H-10-44. However, beginning in September, 1952 the Raymond Loewy design elements were removed as a cost-saving measure: cab lines were squared-off, the slanted-nose styling was discontinued, and the roof visor was eliminated. The following year, the fairing over the battery box was removed and louvers added to reduce the possibility of battery explosions. None of the units were produced between May and October 1956, after which time the carbodies were shortened by some three feet and outfitted with a deeper side skirt.

Sixteen intact examples of the H-12-44 are known to survive today, all of which are owned by railroad museums or historical societies.

Units produced by Fairbanks-Morse (1950–1961)

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Fairbanks-Morse (demonstrator)	1	76	to Yankeetown Dock Corporation 1
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway	59	503–540, 544–564
Ayrshire Collieries Corporation	1	1	to Thunderbird Collieries 1; to Yankeetown Dock 3
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	17	196–197, 310–319, 9722–9726	310–319 renumbered 9710–9719, 196–197 renumbered 9720–9721
Canadian National Railway	30	1630–1659	built by Canadian Locomotive Company
Central of Georgia Railway	4	315–318
Chicago and North Western Railway	9	1071–1072, 1110–1116
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (“Milwaukee Road”)	48	1826–1847, 2309–2325	Renumbered 700–710, 715–744, 750–756 (not in order)
Columbia and Cowlitz Railway	1	D-2	Renumbered #700)
Ferrocarril de Chihuahua al Pacífico	1	70
Indianapolis Union Railway	3	19–21
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad	7	60–66
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (“Soo Line”)	5	315–319
Minnesota Western Railway	1	10	to Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway 10
New York Central Railroad	27	9111–9137
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (“Nickel Plate Road”)	22	134–155	to Norfolk and Western Railway 2134–2155
Pennsylvania Railroad	16	8708–8723	to Penn Central 8327–8342
Sandersville Railroad	1	100	Renumbered 10
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (“Frisco”)	4	282–285
Southern Pacific Company	43	1486–1491, 1529–1574, 1577–1596
Southern Pacific (Texas and New Orleans Railroad)	2	119–120	to Southern Pacific 1575–1576; renumbered 2373–2374
Tennessee Valley Authority	1	22
United States Army	20	1843–1862
U.S. Steel, Morrisville, Pennsylvania	8	GE9–GE16
Wabash Railroad	3	384–386	to Norfolk and Western 3384–3386
White River Lumber Company (Weyerhaeuser Timber Company)	1	WTC 1	to Pacific Transportation Services 121 then transferred to Northwest Railway Museum where it is preserved in running condition
Yankeetown Dock Corporation	1	2
Total	336

Preservation

Several examples of the H-12-44 model have been preserved around the US and Canada.

US Army # 1843 is a part of the collection at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in Rush, NY (south of Rochester, NY). It is in operable condition and is a key locomotive at the RGVRRM.

US Army #s 1850, 1853, and 1861 are stored out of service at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, Alabama.

Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, #1 is preserved at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie,Washington. While still being occasionally run after undergoing a full rebuild and engine overhaul. The locomotive is now ran for special events with its partner caboose White River Logging Company number 001 but is not run for regular service.

Former U. S. Army 1857 is preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola, CA. It was used at the Sierra Army Depot at Herlong, CA, located along the former Western Pacific Railroad.

former US Army unit #1860, worked at Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal. It later went to Beaufort & Morehead Railroad in North Carolina as #1860, based at the Morehead City State Ports. The North Carolina Transportation Museum acquired the locomotive in 2004 after disposition from the State Ports.

Former U.S. Army 1847 is preserved at the Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Sunol, CA. It is currently operational and has been painted in "Tiger Stripe" scheme to represent Southern Pacific #1487.

Former U.S. Army 1849 is preserved for static display at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, Kentucky

Former U.S. Steel 9121 is preserved by the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey. Restoration is underway at SMS Railroad in Bridgeport, New Jersey

References

"Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 Diesel Engine". PSRM Diesel Locomotives. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
"A Fairbanks-Morse locomotive is being saved". Retrieved June 18, 2006.
Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and North Western Power. Superior Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 0-87564-715-4.
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
Kirkland, John F. (November 1985). The Diesel Builders Volume 1: Fairbanks-Morse and Lima-Hamilton. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-69-6.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44 locomotives.

v t e Diesel locomotives built by Fairbanks-Morse

Switchers	H-10-44 H-12-44 H-12-44TS

4 axle road switchers	H-15-44 H-16-44 H-20-44

6 axle road switchers	H-12-46 H-16-66 H-24-66

Consolidation Line	CFA-16-4 CFA-20-4 CFA-24-5 CPA-16-4 CPA-16-5 CPA-20-5 CPA-24-5

Other Cab units	Erie-built OP800 P-12-42

(See also: List of Fairbanks-Morse locomotives)

v t e Diesel locomotives built by the Canadian Locomotive Company

Baldwin designs	DS-4-4-1000 DRS-4-4-1000

Fairbanks-Morse designs	H-12-44 H-12-46 H-16-44 H-24-66 CFA-16-4 CFB-16-4 CPA-16-4 CPB-16-4 CPA-16-5 CPB-16-5

v t e Diesel-electric switcher locomotives

Alco	ALCO Boxcab ALCO 600 HH600 HH660 HH900 HH1000 S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 T-6 SB-8/SSB-9

Baldwin	VO-660 DS-4-4-660 DS-4-4-750 S-8 RS-4-TC VO-1000 DS-4-4-1000 S-12

Fairbanks-Morse	H-10-44 H-12-44 H-12-44TS H-12-46

GE	60-ton boxcab 100-ton boxcab 600-hp centercab 1000-hp centercab DEY-2 EN-6 25-ton 35-ton 43-ton 44-ton 45-ton 50-ton 60-ton 65-ton 70-ton 80-ton 95-ton 100-ton 110-ton 125-ton 126-ton 128-ton 1800-hp transfer 2000-hp transfer U5B U6B

GM/EMD	SC, SW, NC, NC1, NC2, NW, NW1, NW1A, NW4, T NW2 NW3 NW5 TR1 SW1 SW7 SW8 SW9 SW600 SW900 SW1000 SW1001 SW1200 SW1500 SW1504 MP15DC MP15AC MP15T RS1325 GMD1

Lima-Hamilton	LS-750 LS-800 LS-1000 LS-1200

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