Fairbanks-Morse H16-44

Production Roster

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Info from: John Komanesky Marty Bernard photo @ Norfolk, VA
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Original owner Road Numbers Qty. Bldr Numbers Bldr Dates
Akron Canton & Younstown 201 - 203 3 16L530-16L532 12/51
204, 205 2 16L783, 16L784 4/54
206 1 16L831 3/54
207, 208 2 16L993, 16L1156 12/55, 3/57
Alabama Great Southern 6545 - 6550 6 16L319-16L325 12/51
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2800 - 2809 10 16L501-16L510 3-6/51
2810 - 2819 10 16L589-16L598 6-7/52
Baltimore & Ohio 906, 907 2 16L697, 16L698 12/52
925, 926 2 16L961, 16L962 4/55
927 1 16L969 4/55
6705 - 6709 5 16L1144-16L1148 3/57
Central RR of New Jersey 1514 - 1517 4 16L304-16L307 7/50
Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific 2450 - 2457 8 16L815-16L822 1/54
2458 - 2462 5 16L915-16L919 9/54
2463 - 2469 7 16L908-16L914 8-9/54
2500 - 2508 9 16L934-16L942 12/54
2509 - 2516 8 16L994-16L1001 1-2/56
CN0&P 6300 - 6304 5 16Lxxx-16Lxxxx 1/54
Delaware Lackawanna & Western 930 - 935 6 16L687-16L692 12/52
Long Island RR 1501, 1502 2 16L373, 16L407 10/51
1504 - 1509 6 16L408-16L413 10/51
Missouri-Kansas-Texas 1591 1 16L369 4/50
1731 - 1734 4 16L516-16L519 9-10/51
New York Central 7000 - 7008 9 16L414-16L422 7/51
7009 - 7012 4 16L423-16L426 10-11/51
New York New Haven & Hartford 560 - 564 5 16L279-16L283 11/50
565 1 16L308 11/50
566 1 16L315 11/50
567 - 569 3 16L316-16L318 12/50
1600 - 1602 3 16L1032-16L1034 6/56
1603 - 1608 6 16L1042-16L1047 6/56
1609 - 1614 6 16L1126-16L1131 6, 8/56
Pennsylvania 8807 - 8816 10 16L579-16L588 4-5/52
Pittsburgh & West Virginia 90 - 93 4 16L1140-16L1143 12/56-1/57
Southern Railway 2146 - 2150 5 16L310-16L314 12/51
2151 - 2155 5 16L511-16L515 12/51
Southern Railway(AGS) 6545 - 6550 6 16L319-16L324 12/50
Union Pacific DS1340 - DS1342 3 16L370-16L372 8/50
Virginian 10 - 15 6 16L866-16L871 6/54
16 1 16L932 3/55
17 - 27 11 16L921-16L931 2/55-12/54
28, 29 2 16L963, 16L964 12/54
30 1 16L920 1/55
31, 32 2 16L933, 16L948 2/55
33, 34 2 16L960, 16L975 2, 10/55
35 - 39 5 16L988-16L992 10/55
40 - 47 8 16L1132-16L1139 11-12/56
48, 49 2 16L1177, 16L1178 10/57
MEXICO
Bosque de Chihuahua 501 1 16L947 4/55
1000 1 16L1195 2/61
Chihuahua Pacfico 501 - 504 4 16L943-16L946 8-7/55
505, 506 2 16L970, 16L971 7/55
507, 508 2 16L1002, 16L1158 2/56, 11/57
509 - 513 5 16L1181-16L1185 2-3/59
514 - 519 6 16L1189-16L1194 2-3/61
520 - 525 6 16L1196-16L1201 1/63
600 - 602 3 16L1186-16L1188 12/60
603, 604 2 16L1202, 16L1203 2/63
Built by Canadian Locomotive Co.
Canadian National 1841 - 1858 18 2862-2879 3-5/55
Canadian Pacific 8547 - 8552 6 2890-2895 6-7/55
8553 - 8556 4 2896-2899 7/55
8601 - 8610 10 2942-2951 11-12/56
8709 - 8728 20 2958-2977 3-6/57
Spotting Features:
  • Resembles shorter version of the "Trainmaster"
  • Sculptured headlight mounting eliminated

Technical Data

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Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND
Reformatted: 26 October 2020 Drawing by: Jean-Denis Bachand
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Engine: Fairbanks Morse 2-cycle 38D8 (8 cylinder OP) Engine: Bore & Stroke 8.5" X 10" with a RPM of 850/400 (Maximum / Minimum)
Locomotive weight: 240,000 lbs Horsepower: 1600
Speed: 60 mph with a Gear Ratio of 68:15 Trucks: 4-Axle with WE 370F traction motors (one per axle)
Truck Type: Drop-equalizer Wheel Base: 9'-04" (with either 40" or 42" wheels)
Tractive Force (starting) 72,000 lbs @ 30% Tractive Force (continuous): 52,500 lbs @ 12.9 mph
Engine: Fairbanks Morse 2-cycle 38D8 (8 cylinder OP) Engine: Bore & Stroke 8.5" X 10" with a RPM of 850/400 (Maximum / Minimum)
Locomotive weight: 321,000 lbs Horsepower: 1600
Speed: 75 mph with a Gear Ratio of 68:15 Trucks: 3-Axle with GE 752 traction motors (one per axle)
Truck Type: Drop-equalizer Tri-Mount Wheel Base: 13'-0" (with either 40" or 42" wheels)
Tractive Force (starting) 96,300 lbs @ 30% Tractive Force (continuous): 69,900 lbs @ 7.0 mph
Main Generator: Westinghouse or GE GT 567 Auxilary Generator: General Electric
Multiple Unit and Dynamic Braking Capability Air Brake: Westinghouse Model 6SL
Locomotive Length: 62'-0" (min. 27-degree turning radius) Height and width: 15'-0" and 10'-04.5"
Engine: Fairbanks Morse 2-cycle 38D8 (8 cylinder OP) Engine: Bore & Stroke 8.5" X 10" with a RPM of 850/400 (Maximum / Minimum)
Locomotive weight: 321,000 lbs Horsepower: 1600
Speed: 75 mph with a Gear Ratio of 68:15 Trucks: 3-Axle with GE 752 traction motors (one per axle)
Truck Type: Drop-equalizer Tri-Mount Wheel Base: 13'-0" (with either 40" or 42" wheels)
Tractive Force (starting) 96,300 lbs @ 30% Tractive Force (continuous): 69,900 lbs @ 7.0 mph
Main Generator: Westinghouse or GE GT 567 Auxilary Generator: General Electric
Multiple Unit and Dynamic Braking Capability Air Brake: Westinghouse Model 6SL
Distance between Truck Centers: 39'-04" Center Bolster: 30'-00"
Capacities: Fuel & Lubricating Oil: 1200 gal. & 300 gal. Capacities: Cooling Water 210 gal. and Sand 28 cu. ft.
Available Options: Steam Generator
Available Options: Steam Generator
Reference Sources:
  • Diesel Builders, Vol.23, by John F. Kirkland
  • Diesel Locomotives, The First 50 Years by Louis A. Mare
  • "Early Diesel and Electric Locomotives," Rail Heritage Publications
  • Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specificiations, 1981 by F.K. Hudson
  • Fairbanks Morse Diesels by Jim Boyd

Locomotive data provided also by Jean-Denis Bachand.

New: 14 July 2013

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