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The BLH AS-416 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,625 hp (1,212 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the AS-16, though the wheel arrangement spread out the axle load for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines.
It was introduced in 1950 as a replacement of the DRS-6-4-1500 and remained in BLH's catalog until their cessation of locomotive manufacture in 1956.
Only 25 units were sold to four railroads — all of whom had bought the earlier model. The vast majority (17 of the 25 units) were purchased by the original Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–82), becoming a signature locomotive for the company.
Original owners
[edit]Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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Savannah and Atlanta Railway | 3 |
108–110 |
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Columbus and Greenville Railway | 1 |
606 |
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Norfolk Southern Railway | 17 |
1601–1617 |
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Office des Chemins de Fer Algériens | 4 |
040 DF 1–4 |
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Total | 25 |
Preservation
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/CAGY_606%2C_engineer_front_corner.jpg/220px-CAGY_606%2C_engineer_front_corner.jpg)
Surviving examples include:
- Columbus and Greenville 606, at the Illinois Railway Museum
- Norfolk Southern 1616, at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
References
[edit]- Kirkland, John F. (November 1994). The Diesel Builders volume 3: Baldwin Locomotive Works. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-93-9.