FM H-16-66

FM H-16-66
An FM H-16-66 painted as CPR 7009
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Fairbanks-Morse Model H-16-66 Build date 1951–1958 Total produced 59
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Trucks Baldwin-style Commonwealth or Tri-mount Wheel diameter 42 in (1,067 mm) Minimum curve 22° (260 ft or 79.25 m radius) Wheelbase 42 ft 3 in (12.88 m) Length 56 ft 10+1⁄4 in (17.33 m) Width 10 ft 7+1⁄4 in (3.23 m) Height 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) Loco weight 286,000 lb (130,000 kg; 130 t) Prime mover FM 38D-8 1/8 Engine type Two stroke, opposed piston diesel Aspiration Roots blower Displacement 8,295 cu in (135.93 L) Generator Westinghouse 472 BZ Traction motors (6) Westinghouse 370-GL Cylinders 8 cylinders (16 pistons) Cylinder size 8.125 in × 10 in (206 mm × 254 mm) Loco brake Straight air / Dynamic Train brakes Air
Performance figures Maximum speed 65 mph × 80 mph (105 km/h × 129 km/h) Power output 1,600 hp (1.19 MW) Tractive effort 112,000 lbf (498.2 kN)

The H-16-66 was a 1,600 horsepower (1.2 MW) locomotive, with a C-C wheel arrangement that was manufactured by Fairbanks-Morse from January 1951 until October 1958. Although sharing a common model designation, four different carbody variants were produced, though a total of only 59 locomotives were manufactured.

Preserved units

Former Alcoa H-16-66 #721001 is privately owned, and since 12 November 2012 has been located adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Railway rail yard at Nelson, British Columbia. Although never on the roster of the CPR, it has been repainted in the CPR's 1950s and 1960s "Tuscan and Grey" colour scheme, and bears the fictional numbering CPR 7009. This corresponds to the last in a number series formerly reserved for diesel demonstrators on the CPR. It is coupled to CPR C-liner 4104, which has also been repainted in the tuscan and grey colour scheme. The "Baby Train Master" and C-liner have been placed on static display beside the restored historic Nelson CPR station. The siting of these locomotives here is fitting, as the CPR division around Nelson was one of the final redoubts of Fairbanks-Morse / Canadian Locomotive Company power in North America, and the former Nelson shop was among the last to specialize in the maintenance of these units.

The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum added unit F3060 (originally number 24) to its collection thanks to a donation from the Tennessee Valley Authority. The unit was built in October, 1958 and spent its entire working life at TVA’s Gallatin Power Plant near Gallatin, Tennessee until its retirement in 1997. Plans are for the locomotive to be moved and displayed in time for the start of the museum’s year-long 60th anniversary celebration beginning Oct. 14, 2021.

Units produced by Fairbanks-Morse (1951–1958)

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Chicago and North Western Railway	45	1510–1514, 1605–1612, 1668–1683, 1691–1700, 1901–1906
Chicago and North Western Railway affiliate Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway	6	150, 168–172
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad	6	2125–2130	Renumbered 550–555; 553–555 renumbered 547–549
Squaw Creek Coal Company (Alcoa)	1	721001	Preserved
Tennessee Valley Authority	1	24	Renumbered F3060, donated to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, awaiting transport to site.
Total	59

References

• "Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 Diesel Engine". PSRM Diesel Locomotives. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
• Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and North Western Power. Burbank, California: Superior Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 0-87564-715-4.
• Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
• Kirkland, John F. (November 1985). The Diesel Builders Volume 1: Fairbanks-Morse and Lima-Hamilton. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-69-6.