Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Visibility CabIn 1926, Westinghouse obtained the rights from Beardmore to manufacture this line of engines in the United States. From 1928 to 1930, Westinghouse built box cab switchers using mechanical components made by Baldwin.In 1930, Westinghouse broke the boxcab mold with the Visibility Cab. After entering into a 1936 agreement with Baldwin, Westinghouse ceased production of locomotives. |
 Railway Age 1930 |
Also See
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A Market for GE Must be a Market for Westinghouse in Benn Coifman's Paper,
"The Evolution of the Diesel Locomotive in the United States"
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Photos - North East Rails
Data
| Years Produced: | 1930 - 1936 |
| Number Produced: |
11 end cab units 4 steeple cab units |
| Engine Type: | Beardmore, 6 cyl |
| Horse Power: | 300, 400 or 530 |
Roster
End Cab Units
| built as | engine | body built by | disposition |
| WEMCO demo 21 | 400hp 9"x12" | Baldwin c/n 61262 | Westinghouse #9 |
| AS&W 1 | 400hp 9"x12" | Baldwin c/n 61264 | ARMCO B-73 |
| WEMCO demo 8 | 400hp 9"x12" | Baldwin c/n 61263 | Westinghouse #8 |
| CNR 77 | 400hp 9"x12" | Canadian Locomotive Company | see CNR 77 |
| Great Lakes Steel 1 | 300hp 8-1/4"x12" | Baldwin c/n 61361 | - |
| Great Lakes Steel 2 | 300hp 8-1/4"x12" | Baldwin c/n 61396 | - |
| ARMCO B-71 | 300hp 8-1/4"x12" | Baldwin c/n 61401 | - |
| WEMCO demo 4 | 300hp 8-1/4"x12" | WEMCO | - |
| Great Lakes Steel 3 | 530hp 9"x12" supercharged | Baldwin c/n 61983 | Detroit Marine #9 |
| Great Lakes Steel 4 | 530hp 9"x12" supercharged | Baldwin c/n 61984 | Detroit Marine #4 |
| Great Lakes Steel 5 | 530hp 9"x12" supercharged | Baldwin c/n 61985 | - |
Steeple Cab Units
| built as | engine | body built by | disposition |
| WEMCO demo 23 | two 400hp 9"x12" | Baldwin c/n 61742 | Northhampton & Bath 801 |
| WEMCO demo 12 | two 400hp 9"x12" | Baldwin c/n 61750 | Northhampton & Bath 802 |
| Great Western 3 | two 400hp 9"x12" | WEMCO | - |
| Great Western 4 | two 400hp 9"x12" | WEMCO | - |
Existing Examples
ARMCO B-73 Photos by John Smatlak B-73 at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum |
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ARMCO B-71
Photo by Andy Inserra
June 2002
B-71 at the Minnesota Transportation Museum
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