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	Whitcomb Locomotive Works - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1929 the company became bankrupt and was purchased by The Baldwin Locomotive Works as the new owners, under George Houston sought a greater base of diversified holdings.
		Industrial locomotives continued to be built under the Whitcomb name at Eddystone through the end of December 1952, when the name was dropped.
		Whitcomb was a large manufacturer of train locomotives in Rochelle and built around 5,000 units.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whitcomb_Locomotive_Works (779 words)

	Baldwin Locomotive Works - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1831, at the request of the Philadelphia Museum, he built a miniature locomotive for exhibition which was such a success that he that year received an order from a railway company for a locomotive to run on a short line to the suburbs of Philadelphia.
		The electric locomotive was increasingly popular; electrification was expensive, but for high traffic levels or mountainous terrain it could pay for itself, and in addition some cities like New York were banning the steam locomotive because of its pollution and the propensity for accidents in smoke-choked terminals.
		These locomotives were intended for a route from Washington, D.C. to Cincinnati, Ohio but could never travel the whole route without some sort of failure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baldwin_Locomotive_Works (1564 words)

	Update on the St. Kitts Railway
		The locomotive ran past the switch and the four wheeled tender was pushed by hand into the siding.
		locomotives through the weigh house to the mill reception siding (each line of which is protected against runaways by a derail).
		This locomotive would only work for two particular men and when one died it was decided to make it a one man, one shift locomotive.
	www.railways.incanada.net /Articles/Article1983.html (3013 words)

	The Official Whippany Railway Museum Web Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The reputation of the reliability of Whitcomb locomotives spread; so much, in fact, that during World War I the output of the Whitcomb plant was devoted almost entirely to government orders.
		In 1931, the company fell into bankruptcy and was acquired by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, PA. Baldwin operated its new asset as the Whitcomb Locomotive Works until 1940, when it assumed full ownership and Whitcomb became a division of the parent company.
		One locomotive, possibly the 151, was apparently sold to the Old Dominion Iron and Steel Company of Richmond, VA. The question of the 150's fate, however, remains a bit of a mystery among some locomotive historians.
	www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.org /eq_whitcomb1.html (475 words)

	Western Rails - Klamath Northern Railway
		The fact that this little locomotive is listed as being bult by Baldwin puzzled me at first, however, the "Second Diesel Spotter's Guide" came to the rescue again, explaining why this little unit that appears to have been bult by Whitcomb is listed as being built by Baldwin.
		In 1931 the Baldwin Locomotive Works purchased 92 percent stock control of the George D. Whitcomb Company of Rochelle, IL, manufacture of small industrial locomotives, and operated it as the Whitcomb Locomotive Works.
		Whitcomb's name continued to appear on locomotives until December 1952, when the Whitcomb designs were built with Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton identification only (Baldwin merged with Lima-Hamilton in 1950 to form Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.).
	www.trainweb.org /westernrails/kn/kn-loco.html (710 words)

	Jeff's Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Locomotive #602 Page
		They were classified by Whitcomb as 65-DE-19a, the 65 standing for the gross weight in tons, the DE standing for diesel electric drive, and the 19a believed to bear a relationship concerning the production run number from the first run of that particular model.
		From information in a Whitcomb locomotive manual, apparently the locomotives were equipped with standard AAR couplers for shipment to the Port of Embarkation, removed prior to shipment and european couples applied upon delivery in Europe.
		Whitcomb 65 tonners pulled the first train into Paris after it was liberated by the Allies and pulled the first supply trains and hospital trains into Belgium after that country was taken back by the Allies.
	www.jeff-z.com /wks/locoroster/602/rhp.html (1582 words)

	ARCO #6920 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Combining the heritage of several locomotive builders, this little 40-ton switcher is the museum's only Diesel-hydraulic locomotive, had only one owner, and worked only in southern California.
		The switcher was built to a design of the Baldwin owned Whitcomb Locomotive Works, whose plant in Rochelle, IL was closed in February 1952, with production shifted to Baldwin's plant in Eddystone.
		From 1952 on, all locomotives produced at Eddystone carried BLH identification only, reflecting the 1947 Lima merger with Hamilton, and the 1950 Baldwin merger with Lima-Hamilton.
	www.sdrm.org /roster/diesel/d-6920 (372 words)

	Machinery Mining Club Sams Warehouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Malyshev Factory - The Malyshev Factory (), formerly the Kharkov Locomotive Factory (KhPZ), is a state-owned manufacturer of heavy equipment in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
		It produces diesel engines, farm machinery, coal-mining, sugar-refining, and wind farm equipment, but is best known for its production of Soviet tanks, including the BT tank series of fast tanks, the famous T-34 of the Second World War, the Cold War T-64 and T-80, and their modern Ukrainian successor, the T-84.
		Whitcomb Locomotive Works - George D. Whitcomb, of Chicago, Illinois, started a modest machine shop in 1878, and began the manufacture of coal mining machinery, thus laying the foundation for the concern that became known as The Whitcomb Locomotive Company.
	www.facetps.com /machinerymining.html (395 words)

	Diesel Locomotive Production Statistics
		Each locomotive builder or rebuilder is included, along with a brief history of the company, types of engines used, locations of the major shops and a detailed list of locomotive models produced.
		GM was the unquestioned leader in the diesel locomotive field for many years, but their number one position was taken by GE in 1983.
		American Locomotive Company was one of the steam locomotive builders in the country, and gradually switched over to diesels.
	membrane.com /~elmer/rail/product.html (3716 words)

	Diesel Locomotive Works - Wikicompany
		The Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) in Varanasi, India, is a major manufacturer of locomotives in India.
		They supply a large variety of locomotives to the Indian Railways, mostly diesel-electric locomotives.
		DLW manufactures locomotives which are based on the original ALCO designs dating to 1960s and the GM EMD designs of the 1990s.
	wikicompany.org /wiki/Diesel_Locomotive_Works (148 words)

	Scott Trostel
		In April, 1906, the first successful gasoline locomotive was built and installed in a large Central Illinois coal mine.The year 1907, saw the Company move to Rochelle, in Northern Illinois, where it continued to build quantities of gasoline powered locomotives for mine operation, both coal and metal.
		The reputation of the Whitcomb gasoline locomotive spread at such a rapid rate that, before long, greater production facilities were needed and in 1912 the plant was again moved to enlarged facilities elsewhere in Rochelle.World War I, saw the output of the Whitcomb plant was almost entirely devoted to government orders.
		In appreciation of their excellent contributions to the war effort, the Whitcomb Company was awarded a "Certificate of Merit" by the War Department.Many new innovations in the locomotive field were being introduced during this period.
	isbnbookssearch.com /872920_scott-trostel_0925436054buildingalimalocomotive... (640 words)

	Whitcomb Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Whitcomb Locomotive Works, located in Rochelle, IL, produced mining equipment including gas and electric locomotives after the turn of the century.
		In 1931 the Whitcomb became bankrupt and was purchased by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
		Whitcomb produced some 5,300 small gasoline and diesel-powered locomotives in Rochelle between 1906 and 1946, when the plant was moved to Pennsylvania.
	www.railwaystation.com /trainsim/whitcomb.html - !http://www.railwaystation.com/trainsim/whitcomb.html (276 words)

	Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum (Roster Information Page)
		The locomotive weighs in at 230 tons, the tender carries 30 tons of coal and 22,000 gallons of water.
		The locomotive was donated to the museum by Acme Steel and arrived on January 13,1995.
		Built by the Whitcomb Locomotive Works (S/N 60105) at Rochelle, Illinois in August 1941.
	hvrm.railfan.net /roster2.html (2006 words)

	AGREX switcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Because of its weight designation, requiring a crew of two on common carrier railroads under the "90,000-pound rule" of 1937, which industrial and military railroads were exempt from, it is called an Industrial switcher.
		After 18 years of Navy service, USN #65-00316 was sold in 1963 to a used locomotive dealer and stored at the former Pacific Electric Railway 8th Street yard in Los Angeles for four years.
		The siderod centercab locomotive will then be used as a yard switcher.
	www.sdrm.org /roster/diesel/d-agrex/index.html (504 words)

	The Newcastle Granite & Whinstone Co.
		This is the locomotive mentioned by J. Boyd in his book on the Festiniog Railway (Volume 2, page 277) as having been offered to that company by a Birkenhead firm in the 1920’s and turned down as being too small.
		Both steam locomotives were laid aside by 1920 when the Company purchased a 40hp four cylinder 4—wheel petrol locomotive built by the Whitcomb Locomotive Works at Rochelle, Illinois (U.S.A.).
		The locomotives ran five journeys a day, the last trip being to take the empties from the loading dock as far as the engine shed near the bottom of the wood.
	www.irsociety.co.uk /Archives/17/Whinstone.htm (1248 words)

	Whitcomb Industrial Locomotives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Whitcomb Locomotive Works were located at Rochelle, IL.
		Originaly known as the George D. Whitcomb Co. which produced mining equipment including gas and electric locomotives after the turn of the century.In 1931 the company became bankrupt and was purchased by the Baldwin Locomotive Works from 1931which operated the company as the Whitcomb Locomotive Works until 1940.
		The first two numbers is the weight, the next two letters stand for engine/drive combination (DM = Diesel Mechanical, DE = Diesel Electric)but the last two numbers which sometimes has a lower case letter at the end has me stumped.
	www.taplines.net /December/dindex.htm (263 words)

	Ann Arbor Diesel Locomotives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Ann Arbor's first diesel-electric was built in January of 1941, by the Whitcomb Locomotive Works, a subsidary of the baldwin Locomotive Works.
		The 44-tonner was purchased to work at the Owosso Yard as a one man engine.
		In Oct. of 1965, No. 1 was sold to the Dundee Cement Co. and in 1973, sold to George Evert Jr., operator of the Toledo, Lake erie and Western Railway Co. In 1983, it was still working for TLE&W at Waterville, Ohio.
	www.shiawasseehistory.com /aadieselloco.html (116 words)

	Western Rails - Washington Shortlines and Industrials
		I have no idea what Coastal Transportation is, or what they use (or used) this little locomotive for, but I found it in Seattle just north and a little east of BN's Interbay Yard, along the former NP line that headed up and around Lake Washington.
		In 1940 Whitcomb Locomotive Works was purchased by and operated as a division of Baldwin.
		Whitcomb's name appeared on locomotives until Dec. 1952, when the Whitcomb designs were built with Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton identification only.
	www.trainweb.org /westernrails/wa/index.html (1706 words)

	HO Locomotive Shell Survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		These locomotives made diesels instantly recognizable to the public, and they took color and streamlining to new heights.
		I have done a fair amount of work with RPP shells and a few others, learning about the wealth of detail parts available today and trying to recover some skills (the eyesight still seems to be a little off).
		The -I cab is identical to the regular wide cab except for a gap between the front of the nose and the rest of the cab.
	pages.tca.net /lruback/svyresp.htm (9242 words)

	6 Ton Whitcomb Electric Storage Battery Locomotive
		Update- Summer 06, Well, we have been working on our locomotive for about a yrar now after getting it inside last fall.
		Whitcomb Co. beween mid 1920s and early 1930s.
		Using the numbers on the data plate we should be able to come up with an exact date of manufacture, where it operated and more on this locomotive.
	www.undergroundminers.com /minemotor.html (674 words)

	Locomotive Milwaukee au Luxembourg
		The Milwaukee Locomotive Manufacturing Company was organized under the laws of Wisconsin in October of 1907 and was in the internal combustion locomotive manufacturing business since 1909.
		Mine type locomotives were classes G, L and M. The M class locomotives were a medium duty and had cast steel end sills, cast iron side frames, a 4 cylinder 4 cycle engine with vertical cylinders, and a two speed transmission that provided a maximum speed of 8 MPH.
		The G class of locomotives are identical to the M class except their engines had horizontally oriented pistons allowing for a 34 inch overall height.
	www.rail.lu /milwaukee.html (2049 words)

	HOn30 Home Depot - All-Time Locomotive List, Part One
		It appears there are variations from standard Joe Works, the Porter above was offered as an O-4-0T by JW, their 0-6-0T Porter had side rather than saddle tanks.
		Backwoods produces an extensive line of 009 kits, but the first model produced was HO and is no longer listed in their catalog.
		Joe Works existed long after the demise of the Miniland line, making high quality HOn30 equipment for the Japanese and European markets, but did not market in the U.S. Most equipment was marketed through Flying Zoo and Lambert.
	www.hon30.org /locolist/locolist.html (1613 words)

	Railroad Line Forums - Whitcomb switcher
		The Whitcomb saw its last service at the Mobil refinery in Augusta Ks and now resides At the greatplains transportation Museum.
		This last pic is an electic locomotive powered by a cantilever on a pole to power the traction motors inside the trucks.
		the whitcomb was next to the fence and the other side was BNSF proper so you know the rules there.
	www.railroad-line.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9705 (223 words)

	RFD-TV - Rural America's Most Important Network
		Machines of Iron owner and founder Charley Whitcomb not only has a deep interest in trains Dating back to his childhood, he is distantly related to a man who started a company that manufactured locomotives.
		Charley worked for several media firms in both Chicago and Washington, D.C., before moving to the Los Angeles area in 1976 when his career took off as a TV editor working in Hollywood as a TV editor.
		His credits ranged from sitcoms to the Whoopie Goldberg talk show, and he was recognized for his work editing national commercials for a number of national auto, beer, food, airline and computer companies.
	www.rfd-tv.com /shows/trainsandloco.asp (480 words)

	Vulcan Iron Works
		This is a list of the worlds locomotive builders by country, and is still a work in progress.The list includes both current and historical builders.Many companies changed names multiple times; the attempt is to give the most recognisable name, generally the one used for the longest time or during the companys best known period.
		In addition to these, many railroads operating steam locomotives built their own locomotives in their shops.Notable examples include the Pennsylvania Railroads Altoona Works and the Southern Pacifics Sacramento Shops.
		This artikel List_of_locomotive_builders is licensed under the GNU free Documentation License.
	isbnlookup.com /965728_vulcan-iron-works_1114316369differentialactin... (381 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - List of locomotive builders
		This is a list of the world's locomotive builders by country, and is still a work in progress.
		In addition to these, many railroads operating steam locomotives built their own locomotives in their shops.
		Cincinnati Locomotive Works (also known as Harkness and as Moore and Richardson)
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/List_of_locomotive_builders (329 words)

	Whitcomb 65 Ton Industrial Railroad Locomotives - NE Rails
		Taplines - Whitcomb Locos by Donald R. Hensley, Jr.
		Originaly known as the George D. Whitcomb Co.
		which produced mining equipment including gas and electric locomotives after the turn of the century.In 1931 the company became bankrupt and was purchased by the Baldwin Locomotive Works from 1931which operated the company as the Whitcomb Locomotive Works until 1940.
	www.northeast.railfan.net /diesel134.html (454 words)

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