Baldwin DT-6-6-2000

Infobox Locomotive
name = BLW DT-6-6-2000 (608NA)
powertype = Diesel-electric
gauge = RailGauge|ussg


caption =
poweroutput = 2,000 hp
aarwheels = C-C
builder = Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)
buildmodel = DT-6-6-2000
nicknames = Golden Goose
length = 70 ft 6 in
weight = 365,000 lbs
trucks = GSC 13 ft rigid bolster
electric system = 125 V
builddate = May 1946
totalproduction = 1
enginetype = 608NA × 2
cylindercount = 8 × 2
tractiveeffort = 64,200 lbf
disposition = Scrapped
Infobox Locomotive
name = BLW DT-6-6-2000 (606SC)
powertype = Diesel-electric
gauge = RailGauge|ussg


caption =
poweroutput = 2,000 hp
aarwheels = C-C
builder = Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)
buildmodel = DT-6-6-2000
nicknames = Center Cab, SW2400
length = 74 ft
weight = 354,000–375,000 lbs
trucks = GSC 13 ft rigid bolster
electric system = 75 V
builddate = March 1948—August 1950
totalproduction = 45
enginetype = 606SC × 2
cylindercount = 6 × 2
tractiveeffort = 64,200 lbf
disposition = 44 Scrapped, 1 Preserved

The Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 (Also referred to as the Baldwin DT6-6-2000) was a twin-engined diesel-electric locomotive, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1946 and 1950.

A single prototype using a pair of 8 cylinder nominally aspirated 608NA prime movers (engines) was built in 1946 for the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. In order to minimise the length of the locomotive, the crosswalks at the ends of the locomotives were omitted. This feature was not repeated in the subsequent locomotives.

Forty-five further locomotives were built using 6 cylinder turbocharged 606SC prime movers during 1948–1950.

As of 2007, Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway #21 is the final DT-6-6-2000 in existence. It is owned by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.

Original buyers

References

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* cite book
last = Kirkland
first = John F
title = The Diesel Builders volume 3: Baldwin Locomotive Works
year = 1994
publisher = Interurban Press
location = Pasadena, CA
pages = 199–205
isbn = 0916374939