Baldwin Locomotive Works
American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1956 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Industry | Railway |
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Founded | 1825; 199 years ago (1825) |
Founder | Matthias W. Baldwin |
Defunct | 1951 |
Fate | Merged with Lima-Hamilton Corporation in September 1951. |
Successor | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation |
Headquarters | , United States |
Products | Locomotives |
Official name | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
Type | Roadside |
Criteria | Business & Industry, Railroads |
Designated | September 26, 2009[1] |
Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) was an American manufacturer of railway locomotives from 1825 to 1951. Originally located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it moved to nearby Eddystone in the early 20th century. The company was for decades the world's largest producer of steam locomotives, but struggled to compete when demand switched to diesel locomotives. Baldwin produced the last of its 70,000-plus locomotives in 1951, before merging with the Lima-Hamilton Corporation on September 11, 1951, to form the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation.
The company has no relation to the E.M. Baldwin and Sons of New South Wales, Australia, a builder of small diesel locomotives for sugar cane railroads.