The H-24-66, or Train Master, is a diesel-electric railroad locomotive produced by Fairbanks-Morse and its licensee, Canadian Locomotive Company. These six-axle hood unit road switchers were used in the United States and Canada during the 1950s.

2024年12月27日 · The H24-66 utilized Fairbanks Morse's 2-cycle 38D8 1/8 opposed piston prime mover that could produce a hefty 2,400 horsepower and was equipped with Trimount trucks. The TM offered the most horsepower of any locomotive in its class at that time and despite its size could also out accelerate any comparable locomotive, even making it ideal in some ...

As a reference for use in modeling the FM H-24-66's, I cannot recommend it highly enough. Here is another most useful book, "Train Master - The Most Useful Locomotive Ever Built" - by Diesel Era/Sweetland although this book covers Train Masters in general, its most important contribution is the color photo's.

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2024年4月15日 · Fairbanks-Morse H-24-66, dubbed the Train Master, was known for its substantial carbody. At 2,400 hp, the Train Master was the highest-horsepower road switcher on the market when introduced in 1953. No. 6301 was one of five Train Masters rostered by the Southern Railway.

In 1953, the twelve-cylinder opposed-piston diesel from the most powerful variant of the Consolidation was still the most powerful single diesel engine in a locomotive. It was not until 1958 that EMD was able to offer a locomotive with the same power. At the time of the H-24-66, this power was still considered too high by some railway companies.

The Fairbanks-Morse H-24-66 is a six axle hood unit diesel electric. It was produced between 1953-1957. In 1953, Fairbanks-Morse (FM) needed a new engine to make up for the failure of their recent engine, the C-Liners. By April 1953 they …

H24-66 ROSTER; Reformatted 25 October 2020: Info by: John Komanesky: Revised: 22 January 2011: Photo by: R. Craig at Bellevue, Ohio: Original owner Road Numbers Qty. Bldr Numbers Bldr Dates; Central RR of New Jersey: 2401 - 2407: 7: 24L849-24L855: 5-6/54: 2408 - 2413: 6: 24L885-24L890: 3-4/56: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western: 850 - 859: 10 ...

2020年3月16日 · •NAMES: Train Master, H-24-66 •QUANTITY: 127 •HORSEPOWER: 2,400 •KNOWN FOR: Poor performance at full throttle for extended periods or in high temperatures •STATUS: One locomotive on display, Canadian Pacific 8905, at …

FM H24-66; Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND: New: 24 March 2006 : Drawing by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: Fairbanks Morse: Engine: 2-cycle 38D8 1/8 (12 cylinder OP) Bore & Stroke: 8" X 10" RPM (Maximum / Minimum) 850 / 400 : Main Generator: Westinghouse - WE498B: