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BM FM P-12-42 #1 - Boston & Maine
Description:
This rare Fairbanks-Morse diesel sits in front of the Boston Engine Terminal but represents a potentially new directon for the Fairbanks-Morse company. This diesel model was a streamlined, 1,200 hp (890 kW) locomotive built between 1957–1958 by Fairbanks-Morse, specifically to operate on each end of the Talgo train produced by American Car and Foundry. This P-12-42 model represented F-M's attempted entry into the lightweight locomotive market, but only four of the low-slung units were produced. The P-12-42's eight-cylinder opposed piston engine was rated at 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW) after 1950, but train lighting and other ancillary loads ("hotel" power) used about 25% of output, leaving 1,200 horsepower (890 kW) for traction. The Boston & Maine set was nicknamed the "Speed Merchant" and lasted until 1964. The photo is from the Conniff collection.
Photo Date:
10/19/1962
Upload Date:
12/23/2021 5:13:30 AM
Location:
Boston, MA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard
Locomotives:
BM 1(P12-42)
Views:
564
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0
Title:
NH 3101
Description:
Two of the four P12-42s built (two for New Haven, two for Boston & Maine), designed to run on either end of a lightweight Talgo trainset. The New Haven'r train was withdrawn from service after less than four years of service and sold to Spain in 1962, so these units spent the rest of their lives rusting away behind the Cedar Hill shops (as shown here) until scrapped in late >971. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:
7/1/1971
Upload Date:
12/11/2010 5:38:05 PM
Location:
New Haven, CT
Author:
Paul Carpenito
Categories:
Locomotives:
NH 3101(P12-42)
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2192
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