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The Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 (known informally as the Centipede) 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 D iesel R oad locomotive, with 12 axles ( 8 of which were driven), and two engines of 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) each.
19 de jan. de 2024 · The "Centipede," technically listed by Baldwin as a DR-12-8-3000 or DR-12-8-1500/2, was perhaps the most unique diesel-electric locomotive concept ever developed. Constructed during the 1940s, the radical design was more on par with electrics given the Centipede's unique 2-D+D-2 wheel arrangement.
13 de mai. de 2022 · Baldwin Centipede locomotives were an oddity of mid-century railroading that just couldn’t compete with more mundane offerings from rivals Alco or Electro-Motive. What is a Centipede? Officially, this gargantuan diesel is the Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2.
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The Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 (known informally as the Centipede) was the Baldwin Locomotive Works' first serious attempt at a production road diesel locomotive.
30 de abr. de 2021 · I'm reading Diesels From Eddystone: The Story of Baldwin Diesel Locomotives by Gary and Stephen Dolzall (c. 1984) and found that the Union Pacific ordered a pair of DR-12-8-3000s (aka Centipedes) to be numbered 998 and 999 in 1947, but they cancelled the order during construction.
The Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 (known informally as the "Centipede") 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 locomotive, with 12 axles ('8 of which were actually powered...
Union Pacific Nos. 998 and 999 were two DR-12-8-1500/2 (Centipede) type diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, PA in December 1945. They were originally the two prototype units of this type of diesels built by Baldwin.
