S S-12 Diesel Locomotives

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1200

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted, not lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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The late-Bob Nicholson took an undecorated model and painted and decorated it for his private SHABBONA Railroad.

The internals of this engine as they are sold in 2023 (no spring drive, LED headlights). Rich also stated that the model now arrives with brass handrails for the modeler to install.

Joe runs his model on Jeff G's layout.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1226

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Missouri Kansas Texas (MKT)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

38

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1212

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

70, 71

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

S1224

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

106

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1227

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Lehigh Valley (LV)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2020

Road Number:

232

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

S1215

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Burlington Northern (BN)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

427

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

S1204

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Erie Lackawanna (EL)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

621

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1209

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

631, 632

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Testing the model.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1201

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

659

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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A re-painted model being run on a layout.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1228

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2020

Road Number:

912

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1202

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Chicago & North Western (CNW)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

1078

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Supplemental Part:

Chicago and North Western Gong Bell

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1211

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

1238

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

Supplemental Part:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S12SAL

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Seaboard Air Line (SAL)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2017

Road Number:

1420

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1220

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Illinois Central (IC)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

1505

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

S1206

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Southern Railway (SOU)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

2286, 2289, 2292

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1222

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

4050, 4052

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1203

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Conrail (CR)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

8344

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

S1208

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

8795

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1219

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

9278

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

S1207

Prototype Info

Category:

S-12

Year/Era:

1951

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

48'

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number:

9310, 9313

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Product Notes:

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Notes:

The NYC rostered 21 Baldwin S12 yard switchers built in 1951 and 1952, numbers 9308 through 9328. They used a 6-cylinder, turbo-charged diesel engine, rated at 1200hp. Most of them served for decades.