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 class Co′Co′
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Trucks GSC 13-ft rigid bolster
Length 74 ft (22.56 m)
Loco 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 Notes
Pennsylvania Railroad
23
8113, 8724–8731, 8952–8965
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway
1
25
Total 24

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