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| Whitewater Valley Railroad Data Sheet | |||||||
| Unit No: | P&BR 346 | Owner: | WVRR | Builder Plate: | #75235 | Report Date: | 18-Jan-04 |
| Builder: | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton | Model: | S-12 | Year Built: | 1951 09 | Year Rebuilt: | 1966? |
| Service: | switcher | HP: | 1200 | Axle: | 4 | Maximium Speed: | 60 |
| Length Between Coupler: | 46 | Fuel Capacity(US GLS): | 650 | Cooling System: | 250 | Weight: | 240,000 lb |
| Lube Oil Capacity (US GLS): | 170 | Compressor Mdl: | Westinghouse 3CD | Last Overhaul: | P&BR 1966 | ||
| Engine Model: | Baldwin 606SC | Gear Ratio: | 68:14 | Turbo: | Elliot | Traction Motors: | Westinghouse 362 |
| Truck Model: | AAR switcher | Journal Boxes: | Plain | Journal Size: | 6.5 X 12 | ||
| Brake Schedule: | 6SL | Brake Shoe Type: | A-28 -A cast iron | Dyn Brake: | NA | ||
| Engine Stroke: | 12 3/4 | Min Curve Radius: | 44 degrees | Coupler Type: | E60 | Sand Capacity: | 30cf |
| Wheel Diameter: | 40 inches | Truck Centers: | 22.8 ft | Truck Rigid Wheelbase: | 8 ft | In Service: | NO |
| Main Generator: | Westinghouse 480 | Aux Gen: | Westinghouse | Rewired: | NA | In Service: | NO |
| Description: |
P&BR #346 - Diesel Electric Switcher. Built in September 1951 by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp., Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Builders #75235; Model S-12; B+B wheel arrangement; weight- 120 tons; HP- 1200; prime mover 6 cylinder 606A. Built for Patapsco & Back Rivers for use at the Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point, MD plant. 346 was overhauled by PBR in 1966. Unit was sold to Bethlehem Mines (same #) in Charleston, WV in 1976 and later sold to Amherst Industries through a local scrap company. Where it became Amherst #100. The unit has been well cared for by Amherst Industries. Donated in 2001 and currently is stored at the Amherst facility in Port Amherst (Charleston),WV. Unit is operable. |
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