FM H-24-66

FM H-24-66 Train Master
Canadian Pacific Railway #8909, a CLC H-24-66 or "Train Master."
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderFairbanks-Morse
Build dateApril 1953–June 1957
Total produced127
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARC-C
 • UICCo'Co'
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
TrucksBaldwin-style Commonwealth
Length66 ft 0 in (20.12 m)
Loco weight375,000 lb (170,000 kg; 170 t)
Prime moverFM 38D-8 1/8
Engine type12-cylinders, opposed-piston two-stroke diesel
AspirationRoots blower
Displacement12,443 cu in (203.90 L)
GeneratorDC
Traction motors6x WE 370DE2 DC traction motors (standard)
6x GE 752 DC traction motors
Cylinders12
Cylinder size8.125 in × 10 in (206 mm × 254 mm)
TransmissionDiesel-electric
Loco brake24RL air, Dynamic
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Maximum speed65 mph (105 km/h) / 80 mph (130 km/h)
Power output2,400 hp (1.79 MW)
Tractive effort112,000 lbf (498.2 kN)
Career
LocaleNorth America

The H-24-66, or Train Master, is a diesel-electric railroad locomotive produced by Fairbanks-Morse and its licensee, Canadian Locomotive Company. These six-axle hood unit road switchers were used in the United States and Canada during the 1950s.

They were the successor to the unsuccessful Consolidated line of cab units produced by F-M and CLC in the 1950s. Each locomotive produced 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW). Like other F-M locomotives, the Train Master used an opposed-piston prime mover. It rode on a pair of drop-equalized three-axle "Trimount" trucks, giving it a C-C wheel arrangement.

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