Re: PC: Stewart RS-12/DRS-4-4-10

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On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Bill K. wrote:

> I think you're confusing Short Hood with Low Short Hood - short hood is
> simply that, the end that doesn't contain the prime mover on most
> locomotives.   Baldwin was out of the locomotive business before the low
> hood came into use, although it's possible someone chopped one over the last
> 40 years.
> 
> Bill K.

The Union RR chopped and repowered their Baldwin roadswitchers with EMD prime
movers. They called them Buffaloes. Very unique looking machines which
soldiered on well into the 80's I believe. I don't recall exactly when they
were retired. Because of the Union's relatively hostile attitude toward
railfan's throughout the diesel era there just aren't many photos of them
floating around. I have seen maybe two articles on them over the years . The
Union designated them DRS66-1500 (I think).

There are only a couple of photos online I have found and neither is a good 
head on shot which really shows how goofy looking the chop job was. They got
what I think are GP18 long hoods in the repowering, but retained the Baldwin
cab and the Baldwin short hood was chopped. They had those beastly Commonwealth
trucks under them.

http://members.nbci.com/urr827/photos/buffalo.html


Back on topic, there are some RS-12 shots which illustrate the difference in 
height between the long and short (not low nose) hoods at:

http://www.railfan.net/railpix/ABPR/february00/02-10-00/NYC8070.jpg

and

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel82.html

The DRS4-4-10 at:

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel36.html

That last one also has a couple of shots of PRR 2400 HP Baldwin transfer units,
Baldwin RT-624/DT6-6-2400 and PRR BS24m/BS24, those monstrous six-axle
centercab units.

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