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Pennsylvania Railroad class E3b was an experimental electric locomotive supplied by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. [1] The locomotive was of the two unit design, with each unit having a B-B-B ( AAR) or Bo-Bo-Bo ( UIC) wheel arrangement. [1] The bodywork and running gear was produced by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton while the electrical equipment was provided by Westinghouse, who also acted as the main contractor.
In 1952 and 1953 the Pennsylvania Railroad took delivery of ten experimental locomotives, six from General Electric and four from Westinghouse. While GE's were all of the same class ( E2b), the Westinghouse locomotives were split into two classes. Two locomotives had two three-axle trucks ( E2c), while the other two had three two-axle trucks (E3b). [2]
The locomotives were scrapped in 1964.
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Middleton (2002), p. 108.
- ^ Staufer, p. 300
References
- 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. pp. 300–301. ISBN 978-0-9445-1304-0.
- Volkmer, William D. (1991). Pennsy Electric Years. Edison, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. pp. 31, 126. ISBN 978-1-878887-01-6.
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Pennsylvania Railroad class E3b was an experimental electric locomotive supplied by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. [1] The locomotive was of the two unit design, with each unit having a B-B-B ( AAR) or Bo-Bo-Bo ( UIC) wheel arrangement. [1] The bodywork and running gear was produced by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton while the electrical equipment was provided by Westinghouse, who also acted as the main contractor.
In 1952 and 1953 the Pennsylvania Railroad took delivery of ten experimental locomotives, six from General Electric and four from Westinghouse. While GE's were all of the same class ( E2b), the Westinghouse locomotives were split into two classes. Two locomotives had two three-axle trucks ( E2c), while the other two had three two-axle trucks (E3b). [2]
The locomotives were scrapped in 1964.
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Middleton (2002), p. 108.
- ^ Staufer, p. 300
References
- 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. pp. 300–301. ISBN 978-0-9445-1304-0.
- Volkmer, William D. (1991). Pennsy Electric Years. Edison, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. pp. 31, 126. ISBN 978-1-878887-01-6.
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- Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives
- Bo-Bo-Bo locomotives
- Baldwin locomotives
- Experimental locomotives
- Westinghouse locomotives
- Electric locomotives of the United States
- Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1951
- Electric locomotive stubs
- United States train and rolling stock stubs
- Streamlined electric locomotives