The First Production Cab Unit

Class "0-6-6-0 1000/2 DE"

A 2000 hp passenger diesel designed during the war but not built, due to war time restrictions, until 1945. Powered by twin 8 cylinder VO engines. Two demonstrators, #2000 & 2001 were built, #2001 (shown below) differed from #2000 by lacking externally mounted air intake shutters. The units were demonstrated on US railroads then sold to Ferrocarriles Nacionales De Mexico. NdeM ordered one more unit (#6002) built in 1946. These were the last VO powered units produced.

Baldwin #2000 - c/n 70320, b/d 01/1945
Baldwin #2001 - c/n 70321, b/d 03/1945
Ndem #6002 - c/n 70621, b/d 08/1946

Baldwin #2001
Photo from the "Baldwin Motive Power for Freight Service", a four page magazine advertisement.
This photo is of Baldwin #2001, the only unit build without the exterior air intake louvers.
It became NdeM #6001, this Baldwin promotional photo is touched-up to show it a #6000.

DIESELS South of the Rio Grande
 The 1000/2 DE was featured in Baldwin magazine advertisements of the period.

The following is a copy of the original shop drawing obtained from the Pennsylvania State Archives. The original is over 10 feet long and curled due years of being rolled up. The image below is a composite made up of photographs of the copy.
- Thanks to Marty Iftody for this image.
Ferrocarriles Nacionales De Mexico 6000
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