The Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500 was a series of 83 diesel-electric locomotives that were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for several railroads between February 1948 and July 1950.
Technical Specifications[]
Regarding technical specifications, the DRS denoted Diesel Road Switcher, the two 6s denoted either six axles or the 608SC prime mover, and the 1500 denoted that it could generate 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW).
Stock List[]
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| Photograph | Railroad | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frameless | Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad | 5 | 403–407 | |
| Frameless | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | 3 | 5530–5532 | |
| Frameless | Chicago and North Western Railway | 8 | 1500–1502, 1505–1509 | |
| Frameless | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway | 4 | 200–203 | to Soo Line Railroad #384–387 |
| Frameless | Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | 2 | 500–501 | ex-Bessemer and Lake Erie #401–402 |
| Frameless | Erie Railroad | 12 | 1150–1161 | |
| Frameless | Kaiser Steel | 2 | 1010A, 1010B | |
|
McCloud River Railroad | 2 | 28, 29 | |
| Frameless | Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway | 1 | 15 | |
|
Northern Pacific Railway | 1 | 177 | Renumbered #525 passed onto Burlington Northern as #407. |
|
Southern Pacific Railroad | 24 | 5203–5226 | |
| Frameless | Southern Pacific Railroad | 1 | 5227 | B-Unit |
| Frameless | Southern Pacific Railroad
(Texas and New Orleans) |
4 | 187–190 | |
| Frameless | Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad | 2 | 1500, 1501 | |
| Frameless | Union Railroad | 12 | 613–624 |