Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2
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The Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 was the Baldwin Locomotive Works' first serious attempt at a production road diesel locomotive. The Baldwin type designation was 'DR-12-8-1500/2,' meaning Diesel Road locomo
Newly delivered "Centipede" of the Seaboard Air Line in 1946.
AAR wheel arrangement
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The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. Essentially a simplification of the European UIC
Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2
…Diesel Road locomotive, with 12 axles (8 of which were driven), and two engines of 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) each. The trucks were configured in a 2-D+D-2 wheel arrangement. The nickname came from the numerous axles set in a nearly unbroken line, much like the legs of a centipede. Built between December…
The Union Pacific 6936: an example of a D-D locomotive