Baldwin produced the famous "Centipede" diesel locomotives during
1945-48, and sold them to three railroads (SAL, NdM, and PRR). The
Centipedes were very large, 91 1/2 feet long, for single units as
operated on SAL and NdM, and 183 feet long for semi-permanently coupled
pairs as operated on the PRR. Each unit contained two 1500 horsepower
diesel motors, so a pair contained four motors and totaled 6000
horsepower. Centipedes were heavy, totaling 1,200,000 pounds (1.2
million) for a pair, with more than 800,000 of those pounds carried by
the 16 drivers.
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