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The Baldwin DRS-6-4-1000 is a diesel-electric locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1948 and 1949. The DRS-6-4-1000s were powered by a turbo-charged six-cylinder diesel engine rated at 1,000 horsepower (746 kW), and rode on a pair of three-axle trucks in an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. 20 of these models were built for a railroad in Algeria.

Baldwin DRS-6-4-1000
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Model DRS-6-4-1000 Build date 1948 - 1949 Total produced 20
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR A1A-A1A  • UIC (A1A)(A1A) Prime mover 606SC Aspiration Turbo Generator DC generator Traction motors DC traction motors Cylinders 6 Transmission Electric Loco brake Straight air Train brakes Air
Performance figures Power output 1,000 hp (746 kW)
Career Locale Algeria

Name Designation

DRS - Diesel Road Switcher
6 - Six axles
4 - Four powered axles
1000 - 1,000 horsepower

Original buyers

Railroad	Quantity	Road Numbers	Notes
Algeria FSC	20	040-DC-1 to 040-DC-20	French Supply Council
Totals	20

References

• "DRS-6-4-1000". The Baldwin Diesel Zone. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
• Will, Dick (October–November 1970). "Baldwin Tally part 1". Extra 2200 South: 23–24.

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