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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 Diesel Road 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 · By: Adam Burns. 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 · A pair of demonstrators, originally intended for the Union Pacific and ultimately canceled before delivery rounded out production. Baldwin Centipede locomotives in service Baldwin Centipede locomotives are nearing completion in the builder’s Eddystone, Pa., erecting hall. Baldwin photo
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The two demonstrators (originally ordered by Union Pacific Railroad as No. 998 and No. 999) were never sold and were eventually scrapped. The "Centipedes" were essentially obsolete during production, unable to compete with the more advanced locomotive design and technology offered by EMD .
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. The three railroad companies that...
