| Chicago and North Western Railway Fairbanks-Morse H-16-66 150 at Proviso, Illinois on February 14, 1965, Kodachrome by by Chuck Zeiler. Number 150 was built for the CStPM&O in February 1951 (c/n 16L278) on F-M Order LD-96, acquired by the C&NW in 1957 by way of merger, retired in 1971. This is an early production (Phase 1) H-16-66 and is riding on Baldwin 13 foot wheelbase rigid-bolster, fully equalized trucks, which were actually General Steel Castings Commonwealth C-type trucks. The Phase 1 H-16-66's were equipped with Westinghouse electrical gear (Model 370-F traction motors on each axle). Later H-16-66 production units were equipped with GE electrical gear and rode on F-M's Tri-mount drop equalizer trucks designed for the Train Masters built in 1953. The H-16-66's were known as "Baby Train Masters" (note that Train Master is two words), and produced 1600 horsepower from eight cylinders (16 pistons in the opposed-piston design). |