Lima 750 and 800 hp switchers

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Lima LS-750 and LS-800

Power type	Diesel-electric
Model	LS-750 (750 hp) LS-800
Build date	November 1949 - June 1951
Total production	LS-750: 6 LS-800: 23
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Prime mover	Hamilton T69SA
Engine type	4-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharger
Cylinders	Inline 6
Transmission	DC generator, DC traction motors
Power output	750 hp (560 kW) or 800 hp (600 kW)
Locomotive brakes	straight air
Train brakes	air

The Lima 750 and 800 hp switchers were diesel-electric switching locomotives built between November 1949 and June 1951, by Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio, U.S.A.. The LS-750 is a 750 horsepower (560 kW) switcher. It was later upgraded to 800 hp (600 kW) by changing fuel rack settings. Both models used the same turbocharged Hamilton T-69-SA four-stroke, six cylinder inline diesel engine, a Westinghouse alternator and 4 Westinghouse traction motors.

All six LS750s were sold to a single railroad, with two being sold after the LS-800 had been introduced. The 23 LS-800s were sold to just two railroads.

Contents 1 Original owners 1.1 LS-750 1.2 LS-800 2 References

[edit] Original owners

[edit] LS-750

!Railroad	Qty	Road Numbers	Notes
Cincinnati Union Terminal	6	20–25

[edit] LS-800

!Railroad	Qty	Road Numbers	Notes
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad	2	800–801
Chicago River and Indiana Railroad (subsidiary of New York Central Railroad)	21	9800–9820

[edit] References

Kirkland, John F. (November 1985). The Diesel Builders Volume 1: Fairbanks-Morse and Lima-Hamilton. Interurban Press. ISBN 0916374696. 

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