With buildings of Manhattan, NYC, in the distance and the Harborside Terminal to the left.
The Pennsy took 72 A units and 31 of the cabless B version of these, officially the BLH RF-16 model. The 160 Bo-Bo type units built had a 1,625-horsepower (1,212 kW) prime mover. The Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation delivered them between 1950 and 1953. A total of 109 cab-equipped A units were built, along with 51 cabless booster B units. As was the case with most passenger locomotives of its day, the RF-16s came equipped with a retractable, nose-mounted drop coupler pilot. Unlike competing units from EMD and Alco, the RF-16 used an air-powered throttle, meaning that it could not be run in multiple unit operation with EMD or Alco diesels without special MU equipment.
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