| RT-624 | |
| Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
| Builder: | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation |
| Buildmodel: | RT-624 |
| Builddate: | August 1951 to February 1954 |
| Totalproduction: | 24 |
| Aarwheels: | C-C |
| Uicclass: | Co′Co′ |
| Trucks: | GSC 13-ft rigid bolster |
| Over Couplers: | 74’ |
| Length: | 742NaN2 |
| Locoweight: | 354000lb375000lb |
| Powersupply: | 75 V |
| Rpmrange Max: | 625 |
| Enginetype: | Four-stroke diesel |
| Primemover: | 606A × 2 |
| Aspiration: | Turbocharger Elliott Company H503 (215 hp) |
| Generator: | Westinghouse YG42B |
| Tractionmotors: | Westinghouse 370DEZ (6) |
| Cylindercount: | 6 × 2 |
| Poweroutput: | 2400hp |
| Tractiveeffort: | 642000NaN0 |
| T/E Starting: | 1062002NaN2 |
| T/E Continuous: | 729002NaN2 |
| Operator: | Pennsylvania Railroad, Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern, Penn Central |
| Operatorclass: | PRR- BS24m |
| Nicknames: | Center Cab |
| Disposition: | All scrapped |
The BLH RT-624 was a twin-engined diesel-electric locomotive, built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation between August 1951 and February 1954.
The RT-624, an improved version of the former Baldwin DT-6-6-2000, was a center-cab transfer locomotive.Twenty-four locomotives were built using 6-cylinder turbocharged 606A prime movers during 1951–1954. Penn Central operated ex-PRR #8955, and was retired in October 1969, and scrapped in July 1970.
No examples of the RT-624 are known to survive.
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Railroad | 23 | 8113, 8724–8731, 8952–8965 | ||
| 1 | 25 | |||
| Total | 24 |