Pennsylvania Railroad class E2b

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Pennsylvania Railroad class E2b comprised six experimental B-B electric locomotives built for the railroad by General Electric.

Pennsylvania Railroad E2b
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderGeneral Electric
Build date1952
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electric system/s11 kV, 25 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
TransmissionAC current fed via transformer tap changers to AC traction motors.
Performance figures
Maximum speed65 MPH
Power output2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Tractive effort35,400 lbf (157 kN)
Career
OperatorsPennsylvania Railroad
ClassE2b
Numbers4939–4944
Scrapped1964

In 1952 the Pennsylvania Railroad took delivery of eight experimental locomotives:

GE built two demonstrators to show the Great Northern Railway. These two were sold to the PRR in March 1953 and numbered #4943–#4944.[1]

The class E2b locomotives were commonly used in three pairs. Like most previous PRR electric locomotives, they were straight AC-powered, and did not use rectifiers. Because of this, they could work in multiple with existing PRR locomotives, and generally did so with class P5a.[1]

The locomotives were scrapped in 1964.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Staufer & Pennypacker 1962, pp. 300–301

References

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  • Middleton, William D. (2002). The Pennsylvania Railroad - Under Wire (1st ed.). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-617-7.
  • Staufer, Alvin F.; Pennypacker, Bert (1962). Pennsy Power: Steam and Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1900-1957. Research by Martin Flattley. Carollton, Ohio: Alvin F. Staufer. ISBN 978-0-9445-1304-0.
  • Volkmer, William D. (1991). Pennsy Electric Years. Edison, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. pp. 30, 126. ISBN 978-1-878887-01-6.