Thursday, August 18, 2016

B-71 Arrives


The Armco B-71 arrived at IRM on its flatcar yesterday and is seen here on the interchange track.
Photo by Richard Schauer.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is an odd looking beast isn't it? Is there any plan to make it operational or static display only?
C Kronenwetter
IRM member

Anonymous said...

Bob Davis, OERM 253. When I saw B-71, I thought, are we getting into aircraft preservation? Then I looked at the photo and realized that is was a Westinghouse Diesel Electric. Looking closely, I saw what appeared to be a Westinghouse electric powered air compressor, like something from a large interurban car. Does this beast still have a Beardmore engine, or was it repowered with something newer?

Randall Hicks said...

According to Berliner's boxcab site, quoting MTM, "The original engine was replaced
with a 400-hp Hamilton 68-5A 6-cylinder engine". I myself wouldn't know one prime mover from another, but the electrical equipment in general seems to have a lot in common with contemporary Westinghouse electric locomotives, as you might expect.