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Baldwin S-8

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The Baldwin S-8 was an diesel-electric locomotive intended for use in yard switching. [1]

32 relations: A unit, AK Steel Holding, B unit, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Baldwin S-12, Calera, Alabama, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Cow-calf, Cuba, Diesel engine, Diesel locomotive, Diesel–electric transmission, Direct current, Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad, Four-stroke engine, Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, McCloud Railway, Medford, Oregon, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, Oliver Iron and Steel Corporation, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, Rail yard, Railway air brake, Scrap, Sharon Steel Corporation, Straight-six engine, Switcher, U.S. Steel, United States, Weyerhaeuser, Youngstown Sheet and Tube.

A unit

An A unit, in railroad terminology, is a diesel locomotive (or more rarely an electric locomotive) equipped with a driving cab and a control system to control other locomotives in a multiple unit, and therefore able to be the lead unit in a consist of several locomotives controlled from a single position.

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AK Steel Holding

AK Steel Holding Corporation is a steelmaking company headquartered in West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio.

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B unit

A B unit, in railroad terminology, is a locomotive unit (generally a diesel locomotive) which does not have a driving cab or crew compartment, and must therefore be controlled from another, coupled locomotive with a driving cab (an A unit).

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Baldwin Locomotive Works

The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1956.

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Baldwin S-12

The Baldwin S-12 was a diesel-electric locomotive intended for use in yard switching.

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Calera, Alabama

Calera is a city in Shelby and Chilton counties in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) was a Class I railroad in the United States.

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Cow-calf

In North American railroading, a cow-calf (also cow and calf) locomotive is a set of switcher-type diesel locomotives.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition or CI engine), named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel which is injected into the combustion chamber is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression (adiabatic compression).

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine.

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Diesel–electric transmission

A diesel–electric transmission, or diesel–electric powertrain, is used by a number of vehicle and ship types for providing locomotion.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge.

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Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad

The Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad is a privately held shortline railroad that operates of track in Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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Four-stroke engine

A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft.

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Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum (initialised HOD, reporting mark HODX) is the official state railroad museum of Alabama.

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McCloud Railway

The McCloud Railway was a class III railroad operated around Mount Shasta, California.

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Medford, Oregon

Medford is a city in, and county seat of, Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

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New Orleans Public Belt Railroad

The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad is a Class III railroad, and a subsidiary of the Port of New Orleans.

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Oliver Iron and Steel Corporation

The Oliver Iron and Steel Corporation was a manufacturer of iron and steel hardware including nuts, bolts, screws, and horseshoes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad (or Pennsylvania Railroad Company and also known as the "Pennsy") was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines

The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines was a railroad that operated in southern New Jersey in the 20th century.

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Rail yard

A rail yard, railway yard or railroad yard is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading and unloading, railroad cars and locomotives.

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Railway air brake

A railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium.

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Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials.

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Sharon Steel Corporation

The Sharon Steel Corporation was a steel plant company located in Farrell and Sharon, Pennsylvania, and is notable due to its contribution toward the growth of the iron and steel industry in the Shenango River Valley, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

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Straight-six engine

The straight-six engine or inline-six engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is an internal combustion engine with the cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft (straight engine).

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Switcher

A switcher or shunter (Great Britain: shunter; Australia: shunter or yard pilot; United States: switcher, switch engine, or yard goat, except Pennsylvania Railroad: shifter) is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been brought in, and generally moving railroad cars around – a process usually known as ''switching'' (USA) or shunting (UK).

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U.S. Steel

United States Steel Corporation, more commonly known as U.S. Steel, is an American integrated steel producer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser (pronounced "Warehouser") Company, is one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, owning or controlling nearly 12.4 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and managing additional 14.0 million acres timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada.

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Youngstown Sheet and Tube

The Youngstown Iron Sheet and Tube Company, based in Youngstown, Ohio, was an American steel manufacturer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_S-8

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