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Did you work with Baldwin Steam, Diesel-Electric, and Industrial Locomotives? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Baldwin Steam, Diesel-Electric, and Industrial Locomotives, made by Baldwin Locomotive, sold from around 1832 until 1956. Baldwin Locomotive Works (Philadelphia, PA — later Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, exited locomotive business 1956) was the historic U.S. leader in steam locomotive manufacturing. Plaintiffs allege Baldwin steam and diesel-electric locomotives were specified with asbestos boiler insulation, engine-room insulation, and gaskets. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos boiler insulation (steam), engine-room insulation (diesel), exhaust insulation, gaskets, electrical insulation. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Locomotive engineers, Steam locomotive firemen, Railroad shop machinists, and Industrial-railroad workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Baldwin Steam, Diesel-Electric, and Industrial Locomotives and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Baldwin Locomotive Works (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — founded 1832, later operated as Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, exited the locomotive business 1956) was through the 19th and first half of the 20th century the historic U.S. leader in steam locomotive manufacturing. Baldwin built over 70,000 locomotives across its history, supplying nearly every major U.S. railroad, industrial railroad, mining railroad, and export market through the steam era. Baldwin produced diesel-electric and diesel-hydraulic locomotives in the late 1940s and 1950s but did not survive the diesel transition.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Baldwin steam and diesel-electric locomotives were specified with extensive asbestos-containing materials:
- Asbestos boiler lagging and steam-pipe covering on Baldwin steam locomotives
- Asbestos engine-room insulation on diesel-electric units
- Asbestos exhaust and superheater insulation
- Asbestos gaskets at cylinder heads, exhaust manifolds, and steam fittings
- Asbestos electrical wire insulation on diesel-era traction-motor wiring
Baldwin Locomotive Works / Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Workers Exposed
- Steam locomotive engineers and firemen
- Railroad shop machinists and boilermakers rebuilding Baldwin power
- Industrial-railroad and mining-railroad workers
- Heritage railroad and museum operators still maintaining Baldwin equipment
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