FM H-16-66

FM H-16-66
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) Trucks Baldwin-style Commonwealth or Tri-mount Wheel diameter 42 in (1,067 mm) Minimum curve 220 (260 ft (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 (129.7 t) Prime mover 38D-12 Engine type Two stroke, opposed piston diesel Aspiration Roots blower Displacement 8,295 cu in (135,930 cm3) Generator Westhse 472 BZ Traction motors (6) Westhse 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 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. Manufactured by Fairbanks-Morse from January 1951 until October 1958, four different carbody variants were produced, though only 59 locomotives were manufactured.

Those units produced between 1951 and 1953 (such as C&NW #1609) displayed Raymond Loewy design lines, similar to early model H-15-44s, and rode on Baldwin-style Commonwealth trucks, while later versions exhibited a more "boxy" road switcher body style which sat atop trimount trucks.

The last variation bore a strong resemblance to the H-24-66 "Train Master", and was referred to as the "Baby Train Master" by railfans; however, this was never a term employed by F-M. Former Alcoa H-16-66 #721001 is privately owned, and has been preserved and stored by the CPR in Ogden.

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 and still in use as of 2007.
Total	59

References

• "Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 Diesel Engine". PSRM Diesel Locomotives. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
• Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and North Western Power. 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. (1985). The Diesel Builders Volume 1: Fairbanks-Morse and Lima-Hamilton. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-69-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

External links

• Fairbanks-Morse H16-66 Roster
• Preserved Fairbanks Morse Six-Axle Road Switchers