BLW DRS66-1500

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Reformatted: 1 November 2020 Info from: John Komanesky
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Original owner Road Numbers Qty. Bldr Numbers Bldr Dates
Baldwin Locomotive Works (Demo) 1500 1 74716 3/50
Bessemer & Lake Erie 401, 402 2 73988, 73989 2, 1/49
403 1 74715 5/50
404-407 4 74933-74936 7/50
Chesapeake & Ohio 5530-5532 3 74701-74703 11/49
Chicago & North Western 1500-1502 3 73475-73477 2/48
1505, 1506 2 74452, 74453 8/49
1507-1509 3 74279-74281 8/49
Duluth South Shore & Atlantic 200-202 3 74693-74695 11/49
Erie 1150 1 74714 4/50
1151, 1152 2 74717, 74718 6/50
1153 1 74719 9/50
1154-1158 5 74779-74783 9/50
1159-1161 3 74930-74932 9/50
Kaiser Steel 1010A, 1010B 2 73749, 74451 8/48, 7/49
McCloud River 28, 29 2 73653, 74812 11/48, 7/50
Minneapolis Northfield & Southern 15 1 74758 3/50
Northern Pacific 177 1 73838 8/48
Southern Pacific 5203 1 74257 3/49
5204, 5205 2 74258, 74259 4/49
5206-5208 3 73260-73262 5/49
5209-5212 4 73263-73266 6/49
5213-5216 4 74678-74681 12/49
5217-5226 10 74682-74691 1/50
Tennessee Coal & Iron 1500, 1501 2 73746, 73747 5, 6/48
Texas & New Orleans (SP) 187, 188 2 74267, 74268 3, 4/49
189, 190 2 74667, 74677 12/49
Union RR 613, 614 2 74220, 74221 2/49
615-619 5 74215-74219 2/49
620-624 5 74696-74700 10/49
DRS6-6-1500(Cabless)
Southern Pacific 5227 1 74692 1/50
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Technical Data

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Data Sheet and drawing by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND
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Engine Builder: BLW Engine: 4-cycle Model 608 SC
Bore & Stroke 12.5" X 15.5"
RPM (Maximum) 625
Main Generator: Westinghouse - WE471 Horsepower: 1500
Gear Ratio: 68:14 Speed: 60 mph
Trucks: 6-Wheel Configuration: C-C
Traction Motor Blowers: Westinghouse (2) Model: ?
Weight: 327,800 lbs (307,900) Traction Motors: Westinghouse - WE370 (6)
Tractive Effort (starting) 80,700 lbs @ 30% Tractive Effort (continuous): 78,750 lbs @ 6 mph
Multiple Unit Capability: No Dynamic Braking: No
Auxilary Generator: -- Alternator: --
Air Brake: Westinghouse Model: 6SL
Compressor: Westinghouse Model: 3C2C
Quantity Built: 83 (including one cabless unit) Dates: 2/1948 to 9/1950
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Exterior Dimensions DRS 66-1500 (and 1500B)
Total Length 58'-00"
Wheel Diameter 42"
Truck Wheel Base 13'-00"
Height to Top Engine Hood 13'-05.5"
Height to Top Cab Hood 14'-01"
Cab Width 10'-00"
Top of Walkway 7'-03"
Walkway Width 5'-08.5"
Engine Hood Width 9'-10"
Center Bolster 32'-03"
Center Front Truck to Front Pilot 3'-04.5"
Center Rear Tucrk to Rear Pilot 3'-04.5"
Distance between Truck Centers 43'-09"
Minimum Turning Radious 30 degrees
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Fuel Oil: 900 Lubricating Oil: 200
Engine Cooling Water: 300 Sand Capacity: 30 cu. ft.
Options:
VApor Clarkson Steam Boiler (2500 lbs./hour)
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Drawing by: Jean-Denis Bachand
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Reference Sources:
  • Diesel Locomtoives, Vol.2, by Bob Hayden
  • Baldwin Diesel Locomotives by Stephen F. & Gary W. Dolzall
  • Illustrated Treasury of Baldwin Locomotives by James W. Kerr
  • Diesel Locomotives, The First 50 Years by Louis A. Mare
  • "Early Diesel and Electric Locomotives," Rail Heritage Publications
  • Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specificiations, 1981 by F.K. Hudson
  • Train Shed Cyclopedia, Vol. 20, 58, 60, 64, 80
  • Railroad Model Craftsman, November 1969
  • Railroad Modeler, March 1975

New: 12 January 2006

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