Baldwin RT-624

BLW RT-624
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)
Model	RT-624
Build date	1951–1954
Total produced	24
Specifications
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
UIC classification	Co′Co′
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Trucks	GSC 13-ft rigid bolster
Length	74 ft (22.56 m)
Locomotive weight	354,000–375,000 lb (161,000–170,000 kg)
Power supply	75 V
Prime mover	606A × 2
Engine type	Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Cylinders	6 × 2
Performance figures
Power output	2,400 hp (1,800 kW)
Tractive effort	64,200 lbf (286 kN)
Career
Nicknames	Center Cab
Disposition	All scrapped

The Baldwin RT-624 was a twin-engined diesel-electric locomotive, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1951 and 1954.

The RT-624, an improved version of the Baldwin DT-6-6-2000, was a center-cab transfer locomotive. Twenty-four locomotives were built using 6-cylinder turbocharged 606A prime movers during 1951–1954.

No examples of the RT-624 are known to survive.

Original buyers

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers
Pennsylvania Railroad	23	8113, 8724–8731, 8952–8965
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway	1	25
Total	24

References

Kirkland, John F. (1994). The Diesel Builders (Volume 3, Baldwin Locomotive Works). Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-93-9.
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
Dolzall, Gary W. & Dolzall, Stephen F. (1984). Diesels From Eddystone: The Story of Baldwin Diesel Locomotives. Kalmbach Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89024-052-3.

Diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works

Early units	Experimental units Baldwin pre-production switchers 4-8+8-4-750/8-DE

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

Road switchers	DRS-4-4-1000 RS-12 DRS-4-4-1500 AS-16 DRS-6-4-1500 AS-416 DRS-6-6-1500 AS-616

Transfer units	DT-6-6-2000 RT-624

Cab units	DR-12-8-1500/2 DR-6 series DR-4-4-15 RF-16 RP-210

Export units	Soviet Railways ДБ20 DRS-6-4-660 DRS-6-4-750 DRS-6-4-1000 RF-615E

(See also: List of Baldwin diesel locomotives)

Baldwin RT-624

Original buyers

References

See also