Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-07
BALDWIN ORDERS
in WAR 1-4BILLION
Contracts Mostly Locomo.
tives, but Included Much
Munitions Also
SOLD TO ALL OF ALLIES
When Hostilities Ended Com.
pany Was Making 800
Engines a Month

war contracts approximating $780,
100000 were executed and delivered by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works and its
associated companies during the war.
The material consisted chiefly of 10.
comotives, and included shells, muni-
tons and gunmounts, which were de-
iivered to all of the belligerent nations,
including the United States.
.The' associated companies were the
Standard Steel Works, the Eddystone
Ammunition Corporation and the Eddy
stone Munitions Company.
A total of 1851 locomotives Of aJi
gauges and types were turned out by the
Baldwin Locomotive Works. They COM
prised 3246 broad-gauge and 114e mar
row-gauge steam locomotives of various
types. twenty broad-gauge gasoline To-
comotives and 1139 narrow-gauge gaso-
line locomotives.
The first orders for locomotives for
nlhtary service were received from Rus
sia and France in the fall of 1914. and
were followed by large orders for ad-
dltionai locomotives from both these ma
tons. Among these locomotives were ESQ
OF sixty centimeter gauge for the
French Government These were double
truck locomotives of A. special type
known as the Pechot, which were built
throughout TO the metric system of
measurement. Although this design was
ehtirely new in the practice Of the works
the locomotives were completed and
shipped with unusual dispatch.
The Russian locomotives included n
large number of heavy freight engines
for service on the state railways. The
RUSSIAN Government also ordered $50
light gasoline locomotives for trench
service. Development of this tyne of
motive power for military purposes was
one OF the interesting features of loco
motive production during the war period.
Large numbers Of gasoline locomotives
were also constructed for the French and
United states Governments.
For the British Government the Bald
win Locomotive Works built a total Of
$50 locomotives, which represented sew
eral types, some being of narrow and
some OF standard gauge. These loco
| motives followed American practice in
design. The majority of them were made
in France.
800 Month when War Ended
After entry of the United States into
| the war, the Baldwin Locomotive Works
was entrusted with what were probably
the largest and most urgent ordersS Sver
placed In the history Of locomotive
building. Locomotives built on these
orders were used for transporting Amer
lean troops and supplies over the
French railways, and they became pop
ularly known as "Pershng engines" At
the time the armistice was signed they
were scheduled for completion at the
rate of 400 per month, and virtually the
entire capacity of the Baldwin plant
was being devoted to their construction.
In addition to the Pershing engines,
which were of standard gauge, the
United States Government ordered a
! large number OF narrow-gauge steam
locomotives, and also, as he's been men,
toned. of gasoline locomotives.
Previous to the entry Of the United
States into the war the Baldwin Loco
I motive Works manufactured a total OF
1.47l 900 shells for the British and
French Governments. These were ma
'chned in such of the locomotive shops as
were available, and also in new shops
specially built and equipped for the pur-
pose. In addition 10 these shells, COM