The Baldwin DRS-6-4-1000 is a diesel-electric locomotive built by

Baldwin Locomotive Works The Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) was an American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1951. Originally located in Philadelphia, it moved to nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania, in the early 20th century. The company was for decades t ...

between 1948 and 1949. The DRS-6-4-1000s were powered by a turbo-charged six-

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diesel

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rated at , and rode on a pair of three-axle trucks in an

A1A-A1A The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. Essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, it is widely used in ...

wheel arrangement. 20 of these models were built for a railroad in

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Name designation

DRS - Diesel Road Switcher
6 - Six axles
4 - Four powered axles
1000 - 1,000 horsepower

Original buyers

References

* * Diesel-electric locomotives of Algeria A1A-A1A locomotives DRS-6-4-1000 Railway locomotives introduced in 1948 {{Algeria-rail-transport-stub