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RE: (erielack) Long-haul motive power



Michael Dye corrects me:

> I'm not certain that the first portion of Paul's answer is 
> entirely correct. 
> I believe that the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) became BLH 
> after the 
> merger with the Lima-Hamilton Corporation. The Lima-Hamilton 
> Corporation was 
> what had been Lima Locomotive after it had merged with the diesel 
> manufacturer, Hamilton. So, a BLW unit would be one of the 
> early "pure" 
> Baldwin diesels, while a BLH would have been one of the later units.
> 
> Yes, I know; "Picky, picky" ;-)

Yup, you're right... I'm losing it! BLW is Baldwin Loco. Works...

	- Paul

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