FM H-12-46 Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder Fairbanks-Morse Model H-12-44 Build date October 1951 — January 1953 Total produced 30
Performance figures Maximum speed 60 mph (97 km/h) Power output 1,200 hp (895 kW)
The FM H-12-46 was a light road switcher of Fairbanks-Morse design manufactured exclusively by the Canadian Locomotive Company from October, 1951–January, 1953 for the Canadian National Railway . Only thirty of the 1,200 hp, six-cylinder opposed piston engine locomotives were produced. The units (assigned #7600–#7629) were configured in an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement, mounted atop a pair of three-axle trucks .
Externally, they boasted many of the same Raymond Loewy design influences found on the larger and more powerful FM H-16-66 model, some of which were built during the same period. None of the units are known to exist today.
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Kirkland, John F. (November 1985). The Diesel Builders Volume 1: Fairbanks-Morse and Lima-Hamilton . Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-69-6 .
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