FM H-24-66

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FM H-24-66 Train Master
Canadian Pacific Railway #8909, a CLC H-24-66 or "Train Master."
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Fairbanks-Morse Build date April 1953–June 1957 Total produced 127
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Trucks Baldwin-style Commonwealth Length 66 ft 0 in (20.12 m) Loco weight 375,000 lb (170,000 kg; 170 t) Prime mover FM 38D-8 1/8 Engine type 12-cylinders, Opposed piston two-stroke diesel Aspiration Roots blower Displacement 12,443 cu in (203.90 L) Generator DC Traction motors 6x WE 370DE2 DC traction motors (standard) 6x GE 752 DC traction motors Cylinders 12 Cylinder size 8.125 in × 10 in (206 mm × 254 mm) Transmission Diesel-electric Loco brake 24RL air, Dynamic Train brakes Air
Performance figures Maximum speed 65 mph (105 km/h) / 80 mph (130 km/h) Power output 2,400 hp (1.79 MW) Tractive effort 112,000 lbf (498.2 kN)
Career Locale North America

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

They were the successor to the ultimately unsuccessful Consolidated line of cab units produced by F-M and CLC in the 1950s. Each locomotive produced 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW). In common with other F-M locomotives, the Train Master units employed an opposed piston prime mover. It rode on a pair of drop-equalized three-axle "Trimount" trucks, giving it a C-C wheel arrangement.