Lima LS-1200
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The A-3170 (LS-1200)is adiesel-electricswitcher locomotivebuilt between May 1950 and August 1951, by the Lima-Hamilton Corporation ofLima, Ohio,United States. Lima's original design was the A-3080, a 1,000hp(750 kW) switcher, which became the standard for Lima's designs. A 660 hp (490 kW) switcher (proposed specification number A-3081) had also been designed at the request of American Rolling Mill Company, but none were built. By changingfuel racksettings, the A-3080 was upgraded to the A-3170 producing 1,200 horsepower (890 kW) from aturbochargedHamilton T89SAfour-stroke,eightcylinderinlinediesel engine,aWestinghousegenerator and 4 Westinghousetraction motorsprovided the 74,508lbf(331.43kN) oftractive effort.
Lima-Hamilton did not assign model numbers to their models but referred to them by specification numbers. Model designations such as LS-1200 were arailfaninvention. Lima-Hamilton assigned A-3170 as the specification number for this particular unit. TheSouthern Pacificordered 60 locomotives but agreed to receive 84S12sfrom BLH instead.
Original owners
[edit]Owner | Quantity | Road Numbers |
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Armco Steel | 3
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710, E109, E110 |
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | 24
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320–329, 340–353 |
Erie Railroad | 6
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660–665, toErie Lackawannain 1960, same numbers |
Chicago River and Indiana Railroad(New York Central Railroad) | 6
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8406–8411 |
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad | 10
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630-639 |
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad(Nickel Plate Road) | 4
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309–312, toNorfolk and Westernin 1964, same numbers |
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis | 6
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1200–1205 (1200 ex Lima-Hamilton demonstrator 1200) |
Wabash Railroad | 10
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401–406, 408–411, toNorfolk and Westernin 1964, same numbers |
69 |
Preservation
[edit]Two A-3170’s are preserved:
- ARMCO Steel E-110, the final locomotive produced by Lima- Hamilton, at theIllinois Railway Museum.
- Baltimore and Ohio 320, at theWhitewater Valley Railroad.
References
[edit]- Kirkland, John F. (November 1985).The Diesel Builders Volume 1: Fairbanks-Morse and Lima-Hamilton.Interurban Press.ISBN0-916374-69-6.
- Hirsimaki, Eric (1986).Lima – the History.Hundman Publishing Inc.
- "The Yard Limit - Lima".RetrievedMarch 9,2009.
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