Baldwin AS-416

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The BLH AS-416 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at Template:Convert, 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.

Original owners

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
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

Preservation

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Columbus & Greenville Railway number 606 at Illinois Railway Museum

Surviving examples include:

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