Baldwin "Sharknose"

[DeBenny]

Where are the Baldwin Sharknose locomotives ?  The last one I saw was in Cadillac, Michigan, many years ago. . . .on the Michigan Northern. . . .still in D&H colors.

[Anonymous]

Once the Michigan Northern folded I believe the 2 ex D&H Sharks were bought by an induvidual. He stores them now in the U.P. (that's Upper Penninsula for you non Michiganders) on the Escanaba & Lake Superior RR. There was talk of restoring them to operating condition, but nothing yet.

[88Mikado]

...Baldwin Sharknoses...in the Steam Locomotive forum?

[nanaimo73]

...Baldwin Sharknoses...in the Steam Locomotive forum?

Could the PRR T1 be called a Baldwin Sharknose ?

BTW, it does say "Steam & Preservation".

They are both stored indoors, out of sight, and unserviceable, in Wells (?) Michigan. The E&LS does not reach Wells anymore. 

[vsmith]

...Baldwin Sharknoses...in the Steam Locomotive forum?

Could the PRR T1 be called a Baldwin Sharknose ?

BTW, it does say "Steam & Preservation".

They are both stored indoors, out of sight, and unserviceable, in Wells (?) Michigan. The E&LS does not reach Wells anymore. 

Its Steam AND Preservation, not Steam Preservation...so talk of preserving a Shark is appropriate here, to me...

Be nice it get a couple of these running on an excursion train or some tourist line somewhere

[martin.knoepfel]

IIRC, the two baldwin-sharks are both "baby sharks" (4 axles) A-units. There were B-units, too. No "big sharks" (6 axles) have been preserved.

[Murphy Siding]

     I have an HO scale Sharknose locomotive that I picked up at a flea market.  It's painted(from the factory) in Southern Pacific Daylight colors.  It looks like........well, it looks really bad!

[nanaimo73]

  No "big sharks" (6 axles) have been preserved.

I can't find any mention of a 6 axel RF-16.

[feltonhill]

PRR was the only buyer and had a fleet of them in passenger service, both A and B units.  They had A1A trucks similar to Alco PA's.  Last used  on NY&LB commuter trains.  Very impressive looking units.

[nanaimo73]

Ah-ha, they were called DR-6-4-2000. They are impressive looking.

DR-6-4-2000 5771 Bldr Nbr 73506 - Blt 6/48 - South Amboy NJ - 01/05/64 {Bob Rathke Collection}

BP-20 5777 - MEADOWS NJ - 11/24/1957 - (DAVID NYCE Photo){Gary Stuebben Collection}

DR-6-4-2000 5779 - Union City IN - 02/06/55 - {Donald Birch Photo}

DR-6-4-2000 5780 - Union City IN - 05/31/05 - {Donald Birch Photo} - State Line IN-OH

DR-6-4-2000 5783 South Amboy NJ - 01/04/64 {Bob Rathke Collection}

DR-6-4-2000 5785 - Unknown - e50s - {Robert Colvig Photo}

[SSW9389]

My train club friend Henry McMahon shot this photo of a Pennsy passenger sharknose sometime between 1948 and 1951. He told me he switched to color film in 1951.

 

[J. Edgar]

 

 A former Michigan Northern Baldwin "Shark", 1205, has been off-loaded from the Chief Wawatam at St. Ignace.  It will be enroute shortly to the Escanaba & Lake Superior in Escanaba.  The Chief is being unloaded by the Soo Line.  April 3, 1979

 

[Eddystone]

Here is a link to another forum with this discussion with some more info and history.

http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14002&start=45

[Snoq. Pass RR]

http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14002&start=45

[TomDiehl]

  No "big sharks" (6 axles) have been preserved.

I can't find any mention of a 6 axel RF-16.

You won't find mention of a 6 axle RF-16 any more than a mention of a 6 axle GP-20. Most of Baldwin's streamlined passenger diesels were the "babyface" carbody. As mentioned above, the Pennsy was the only on to receive 6 axle shark nose units.

[AlgomaCentralfan]

Is there a way visit or view these locos?  I used to vacation in the U.P. alot with my family  as a child in the 1990s and have many train photos from there but did not know that these locos where there till this year.

[TomDiehl]

Is there a way visit or view these locos?  I used to vacation in the U.P. alot with my family  as a child in the 1990s and have many train photos from there but did not know that these locos where there till this year.

From what I understand, thanks to some vandals removing collectable parts from these last-of-the-kind locomotives, they've been put out of sight, under lock and key, until other arrangements can be made. After that announcement a year or so ago, I've heard no news at all about these two units.

[Andrew Falconer]

 

 A former Michigan Northern Baldwin "Shark", 1205, has been off-loaded from the Chief Wawatam at St. Ignace.  It will be enroute shortly to the Escanaba & Lake Superior in Escanaba.  The Chief is being unloaded by the Soo Line.  April 3, 1979

 

Thanks to your photo I now have to resist the kneejerk reaction to order a D&H Baldwin Sharknose A-A Set and a SOO GP9 set both made by Williams Trains for operation on 3-Rail O Gauge Tracks.

Andrew

[J. Edgar]

 

 A former Michigan Northern Baldwin "Shark", 1205, has been off-loaded from the Chief Wawatam at St. Ignace.  It will be enroute shortly to the Escanaba & Lake Superior in Escanaba.  The Chief is being unloaded by the Soo Line.  April 3, 1979

 

Thanks to your photo I now have to resist the kneejerk reaction to order a D&H Baldwin Sharknose A-A Set and a SOO GP9 set both made by Williams Trains for operation on 3-Rail O Gauge Tracks.

Andrew

..........ya look hard enough you can find a prototype for anything ya want to model

[espeefoamer]

...Baldwin Sharknoses...in the Steam Locomotive forum?

Could the PRR T1 be called a Baldwin Sharknose ?

BTW, it does say "Steam & Preservation".

They are both stored indoors, out of sight, and unserviceable, in Wells (?) Michigan. The E&LS does not reach Wells anymore. 

The PRR T1s were built the Pennsy's Altoona shops,not by baldwin.They were sharknose units,but not Baldwin Sharks.

[feltonhill]

The production T1's were built by both PRR and Baldwin.  The first 25 by PRR (5500-5525) and the second 25 (5526-5549) by BLW. The two prototypes were both BLW.