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Norfolk Southern number 1616, an AS-416, at Chesapeake, VA, in 1968
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The BLH AS-416 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,625 hp (1,212 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the AS-16, though the wheel arrangement spread out the axle load for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines.
It was introduced in 1950 as a replacement of the DRS-6-4-1500 and remained in BLH's catalog until their cessation of locomotive manufacture in 1956.
Only 25 units were sold to four railroads — all of whom had bought the earlier model. The vast majority (17 of the 25 units) were purchased by the original Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–82), becoming a signature locomotive for the company.
Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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Savannah and Atlanta Railway |
3
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108–110
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Columbus and Greenville Railway |
1
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606
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Norfolk Southern Railway |
17
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1601–1617
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Office des Chemins de Fer Algériens |
4
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040 DF 1–4
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Total | 25 |
Surviving examples include:
Diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works
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Early units |
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Switchers |
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Road switchers |
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Transfer units |
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Cab units |
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Export units |
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(See also: List of Baldwin diesel locomotives) |
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