After Baldwin's death in 1866 the firm was known as M. Baird & Co. (1867-1873); Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co. (1873-1890); Burnham, Williams & Co. (1891-1909); it was finally incorporated as the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. Westinghouse Corporation bought Baldwin in 1948. In 1950 the Lima-Hamilton Corporation and Baldwin merged.

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Lima was never as successful in the diesel locomotive market and after merging with Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation exited altogether by 1956. The Lima Machine Works had its start in 1869 setting out to build farm and sawmill machinery. Rock Island #800, an 800 horsepower switcher produced …

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Baldwin-Hamilton Company Records MG-427 Baldwin-Hamilton Company Records [ca. 1834-1962] The Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, founded in 1832, had built …

The S-12 began production in 1951 and by that time was technically a product of the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation (BLH). BLH was formed through the merger of the Baldwin Locomotive Works and Lima-Hamilton in 1951 after the former came under the control of Westinghouse Electric Company, a long time supplier of …

One of Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton's RP-210 diesel-hydraulic locomotives (1,000 horsepower) designed for New York Central's lightweight "Xplorer" trainset, developed by Pullman in 1956. The New Haven operated a similar train called the "Dan'l Webster." Neither were successful with a poor ride quality; after just over a year of …

While gruff-sounding Hamilton diesels talked it up on the Lima test track, company officials were engaged in quiet conversation with their counterparts at Baldwin. Shock waves rolled through the Lima works as news of a merger of Lima-Hamilton and Baldwin Locomotive Works was formally …

Thus the 200 and the 210 formed a homologous pair, one with the "big" Baldwin in-line "eight" and the other with the smaller Lima-Hamilton in-line "eight". A logical question is why was not the Baldwin 606 engine used in the smaller locomotive, which choice would have allowed even more commonality between the two.

During that time the company was variously under the control of Armour, Clark (forklifts,etc.), and even Greyhound. According to Henry Rentschler, last president of Baldwin-Hamilton, the end of a BH as a corporate entity was in 1991. Mr. Rentschler occasionally answers questions about Baldwin and Lima on the Railroad.net forums.

The Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp. Records, 1834-68, 175 vols. Business records; Samuel Matthews Vauclain Papers (1909-1931), 2,450 items, including correspondence, minutes, employees records, photos, etc. John Clayton Papers (1832-1940), 700 items. Includes letters from his wife, Anna Clayton, who was daughter of Matthias W. Baldwin, founder …

The majority were built by Baldwin, but just under two dozen were churned out by Lima-Hamilton. There is a single Baldwin preserved, the one belonging to MN&S. It's at the Illinois Railway Museum at Union. …

gauge advances, Baldwin assigned these two product lines to BLH, a new company established in 1951. This new company, the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation(BLH), was created through the merger of Baldwin and the Lima-Hamilton Corporation, which was originally made up of Lima Locomotive Works and the General Machine Corporation of …

In latter days (1950's) merged and became Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton 1956 last locomotive produced. Today, F. W. Hake's Trucking Co. occupies this land. Up until recently, at least, the Admin Bldg (X shaped)shown in above photo was still in existance. Bring back the Slumbercoaches!! Username. CarterB. Posts. 2884

The Baldwin AS-16 began a new line of road-switcher for the builder in the early 1950s and proved relatively successful in comparison to other models. American-Rails.com. ... The AS16 was produced between 1950 and 1955, after which time the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation (a formation of the Baldwin Locomotive Works …

LIke the visually similiar Baldwin center-cab transfer units they ran over Commonwealth CC trucks. Pennsy was the only purchaser of this design and production ceased when the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton …

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH) Corp. Related companies Baldwin Locomotive Works ; Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co.; Baldwin-Westinghouse ; Southwark Foundry & …

Petitioner Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation, hereafter referred to as Baldwin, seeks a writ of prohibition restraining the respondent superior court from taking further action in a mandamus proceeding pending therein, except such as may be necessary to deny a peremptory writ of mandate, discharge the alternative writ issued, and dissolve an ...

It merged with Lima-Hamilton, successor to Lima Locomotive Works, in 1951 to form Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton. Baldwin began producing diesel switchers in the late 1930s and road diesels in 1945, achieving some fame with the DR-12-8-1500/2 "Centipedes" and DR-4-4-15 "Sharknose" cab units. But Baldwin's market share was …

Petitioner Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation, hereafter referred to as Baldwin, seeks a writ of prohibition restaining the respondent superior court from taking further action in a mandamus proceeding pending therein, except such as may be necessary to deny a peremptory writ of mandate, discharge the alternative writ issued, and dissolve an …

Baldwin's minority position in the field of diesel-electric locomotive manufacturing was the result of a combination of factors, including but not limited to: 1. Relatively late entry into the field of mass-produced standardized switching locomotives meant Electro-Motive and ALCO-GE could maintain their lead. 2.

When it comes to prime movers, Baldwin had the De La Vergne VO, the short-lived 8-cylinder 408, the 6-cylinder 606, and the 8-cylinder 608. The latter two …

Incidentally, Baldwin's success in the diesel market began with a line of switchers and it had been producing small electric locomotives, such a various box cab designs, for years in conjunction with Westinghouse. The RS12 was one of four road switcher models Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton offered in its new Standard line released in 1950.

Sensing that it was indeed too little and too late, Lima chose to submerge its personality into long-time steam rival Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, which seemed to be a thriving concern in the market atmosphere of 1951. Although Baldwin had problems enough with its own prime mover, the surviving entity of Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton chose ...

His talk, "How the Rentschler Family Shaped Hamilton," will be at 1 p.m. on January 18 in the Emma Ritchie Auditorium at the Butler County Historical Society, 327 North 2nd Street, Hamilton . The program is free to the public. ... served as president of General Machinery Corporation and merged it with Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1950. …

The style of body commonly referred to as "Shark" on Baldwin and Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton locomotives was used on several models of locomotive. One general range was four-axle, single-engine freight units rated either 1500 HP or 1600 HP per unit and covered by model numbers DR-4-4-1500, DR-4-4-1600 and RF-16. The other …

What happened to Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton after they exited the locomotive business? It was said that Baldwin merged with Lima-Hamilton to garner their power shovel …

Had it not been for Norfolk Southern's order, Baldwin would have sold hardly any of the diesels. In any event, it is interesting to speculate how successful Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton may have become as the 1950s gave way to the 1960s had Westinghouse allowed the builder to remain in the market. Data Sheet and Specifications

Final end of Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton? Posted by Leo_Ames on Monday, November 1, 2021 8:30 PM The exit from locomotive production is well known and …

Baldwin Locomotive Works, a Philadelphia steam locomotive production firm founded in 1831 eventually merged with the Lima-Hamilton Corporation and became the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation. From the description of Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation records, 1854-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122585619. A/S Frichs.

4. Lima-Hamilton switcher – a minority builder remembered This Lima switcher is at the Whitewater Valley Railroad in Connersville, Ind. Jim Marcus/Lloyd Transportation Library photograph. Lima trailed Baldwin and Alco for quantity in the United States, but few does not mean its product was not great. Much to the contrary.

A declining industry, however, forced Baldwin Locomotive Works to merge with former rival Lima-Hamilton, to create Baldwin-Hamilton Works in 1950. Due to low demand, a changing economy, and labor issues, the …

diesel market from Baldwin, Lima-Hamilton and Fairbanks-Morse. In a move to diversify its operations, Baldwin merged with Lima-Hamilton in 1950 to become Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton. However, market share continued to dwindle. Over 70,500 locomotives had been produced when production ceased in 1956.

1951 Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation; Primary Resources in DeGolyer Library. The Collection of Baldwin Locomotive Works records, 1856-1956 contains the bulk of all Baldwin materials in the DeGolyer Library. Most research requests from railroad historians, locomotive restorers, and people who make model railroads ask for these …