Lima-Hamilton 2500HP Transfer Locomotive

Lima LT-2500

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Lima Locomotive Works Model A-3177 (LT-2500) Build date May 1950 – September 1951 Total produced 22

Specifications AAR wheel arr C-C UIC class Co′Co′ Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Prime mover Hamilton T89SA (2) Engine type 4-stroke diesel Aspiration Turbocharged Displacement 6,107 cu in (100.08 l) each Cylinders Inline 8 (2) Cylinder size 9 in × 12 in (229 mm × 305 mm) Transmission DC generator, DC traction motors Loco brake Straight air Train brakes Air

Performance figures Power output 2,500 hp (1,860 kW)

Career Operators Pennsylvania Railroad Numbers 5671–5683, 8943–8951 Disposition Scrapped

The Lima-Hamilton 2500 horsepower Transfer locomotive (sometimes referred to by its Specification Number, A-3177 or the railfan designation LT-2500) was a diesel-electric transfer-unit locomotive, built by the Lima Locomotive Works between 1950 and 1951. The LT-2500 was the final locomotive model produced by Lima-Hamilton before the company merged with the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951.

All twenty-two units were purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad. All examples of the LT-2500 locomotives were scrapped, and none are known to have been preserved.

See also

• Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 and Baldwin RT-624, both similar center-cab style transfer units.

References

• Kirkland, John F. (November 1985). The Diesel Builders Volume 1: Fairbanks-Morse and Lima-Hamilton. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-69-6.
• "The Yard Limit - Lima". Retrieved March 9, 2009.