FM Consolidation Line

"C-line" redirects here. For abbr of Commuter Line, see KRL Commuterline.
C-liner
A builder's photo of F-M model CPA-24-5 demonstrator units #4802 (foreground) and #4801. The B-A1A configured units were eventually purchased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and assigned road #0790 & #0791.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderFairbanks Morse (USA),
Canadian Locomotive Company
Build dateSeptember 1950-February 1952 (CFA/B-16-4) March–July 1950 (CFA/B-20-4) June–August 1950 (CPA-20-5) April 1951-March 1952 (CPA-24-5) May 1951-May 1954 (CPA/B-16-4) December 1954-February 1955 (CPA/B-16-5)
Total produced99 (USA), 66 (Canada)
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B or B-A1A
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length56 ft 3 in (17.15 m)
Prime mover38D-8-1/8
Engine typeTwo-stroke opposed piston diesel
GeneratorWestinghouse 497B (1600 hp models) Westinghouse 498A (2000 and 2400 hp models)
Traction motorsWestinghouse 370DE (4)
Cylinders8, 10, or 12
Cylinder size8.125 by 10 inches (206 mm × 254 mm)
Performance figures
Power output1,600 hp (1.19 MW), 2,000 hp (1.49 MW), or 2,400 hp (1,800 kW)
Career
DispositionTwo A unit built by The Canadian Locomotive Company are preserved, remainder scrapped.

The Consolidation Line[1] was a series of diesel-electric railway locomotive designs produced by Fairbanks-Morse and its Canadian licensee, the Canadian Locomotive Company. Railfans have dubbed these locomotives C-liners, however F-M referred to the models collectively as the C-Line.[1] A combined total of 165 units (123 cab-equipped lead A units and 42 cabless booster B units) were produced by F-M and the CLC between 1950 and 1955.

  1. ^ a b Aldag Jr., Robert (March 1987). "F-M Against the Odds Part 1: How Fairbanks Morse Got Into the Locomotive Business". Trains. Kalmbach Publishing Co.