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From Fairbanks-Morse Bulletin 1502F, Engineman's Manual for operating NYNH&H 1600-1614, section 110A (Dynamic Brake) page 3, item 18. 18. Operation in multiple with field loop-controlled units a. For multiple operation with units using the field loop system of dynamic braking control, units can ...

As of May 1, 1953 anyway, Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton's provision of manuals for diesel locomotives was as follows: FIRST LOCOMOTIVE OF EACH ORDER: 3 Renewal Parts books 3 Maintenance Manuals 5 Operator's Manuals 5 Troubleshooting Handbooks 5 Engine Manuals EACH ADDITIONAL LOCOMOTIVE OF AN ORDER: 2 Renewa...

ROAD SWITCHERS - Specific manuals Prior to about 1949, it appears that the operating instructions for road switcher units were combined into the same manual as for switchers. These combined manuals are typically found with blue covers and have manual numbers in the DS series. Operators Manual DRS-10...

DP and DF series manuals These manuals are operating manuals for Diesel Passenger and Diesel Freight locomotives. They are normally found in black multi-ring mechanical (snap) binders with heavy covers, but occasionally there are others. See photo. https://i.imgur.com/XH0qa9k.jpg In photo above, top...

This topic will contain posts intended for researchers and will describe and explain known Baldwin and BLH operator and diesel engine manuals. These will be broken into groups, and posts edited in the future as other manuals come up. Feel free to post manuals in responses that you don't see listed h...

Question: New Haven's Fairbanks-Morse units 560-569 appear to be the only units ever built incorporating the WABCO eight notch electric throttle-reverser, effectively an electric version of the common two-slot pneumatic throttle. (Not WEMCO... WABCO! See my posts in the Fairbanks Morse forum here, u...

FM Controllers 4 When Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company announced it would drop out of the railroad traction equipment and control equipment fields, Fairbanks-Morse made arrangements with General Electric to supply equipment for its future construction. https://i.imgur.com/UwZihVa.jp...

FM Controllers 3 Before the end of 1949 it had become apparent that railroads wanted to be able to operate different brands of locomotives in multiple, in order to improve versatility. While many railroads of very large size assigned groups of similar locomotives to given engine terminals and areas,...

FM Controllers 2 We'll continue a look at controllers used in FM locomotives. https://i.imgur.com/iTeoMdn.jpg Above we see a slightly different style throttle-reverser, from my copy of Bulletin 1204B, published 1951. We see that the HI and LO POWER buttons have moved to the right of the controller a...

FM Controllers 1 Here begins a brief dissertation on the controllers used in Fairbanks-Morse switchers and road switchers. Keep in mind that a "controller" is that combination of levers, switches, and valves assembled together to control the power functions of a locomotive (direction of tr...

Just a quick note here for some clarification. Fairbanks-Morse began its locomotive production with Westinghouse Air Brake Co. air throttles, and these were used on all H10-44, H15-44 and H20-44 units through the end of 1949 or roughly thereabouts. The exception here was the Erie-built road locomoti...

In this post in the Fairbanks-Morse Control Systems thread: https://www.railroad.net/post1618048.html#p1618048 I said: “Baldwin also used the same actuator a 60 lbf/in² maximum nominal pressure, but that is something for the Baldwin forum.” Accordingly, here is some background information on the Ba...

I should also mention that F-M Manual #1204B had scant mention of dynamic braking. It was referred to only in connection with the selector lever function with the Wemco electric throttle control, and not at all in connection with pneumatic throttle control: F-M H-Series 195102 Sec 101A p.09.png Che...

Air throttle: I believe there were no Fairbanks-Morse locomotives built with air throttle and dynamic brake. I do know that over time there were two different pressure ranges employed. Universal Dynamic Brake: I've just acquired an operators manual for NYNH&H 1600-1614, which were model H16-44 a...

Excellent!