Lima-Hamilton 2500HP Transfer Locomotive

Lima LT-2500
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Lima Locomotive Works
Model A-3177 (LT-2500)
Build date May 1950 – September 1951
Total produced 22
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. C-C
UIC class Co′Co′
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover Hamilton T89SA (2)
Engine type 4-stroke diesel
Aspiration Turbocharged
Displacement 6,107 cu in (100.08 l) each
Cylinders Inline 8 (2)
Cylinder size 9 in × 12 in (229 mm × 305 mm)
Transmission DC generator,
DC traction motors
Loco brake Straight air
Train brakes Air
Performance figures
Power output 2,500 hp (1,860 kW)
Career
Operators Pennsylvania Railroad
Numbers 5671–5683, 8943–8951
Disposition Scrapped

The Lima-Hamilton 2500 horsepower Transfer locomotive (sometimes referred to by its Specification Number, A-3177 or the railfan designation LT-2500) was a diesel-electric transfer-unit locomotive, built by the Lima Locomotive Works between 1950 and 1951. The LT-2500 was the final locomotive model produced by Lima-Hamilton before the company merged with the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951.

All twenty-two units were purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad. All examples of the LT-2500 locomotives were scrapped, and none are known to have been preserved.

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