| Title: |
NH EP-5 #370 - New York, New Haven & Hartford RR |
| Description: |
This 1954 GE built double-ended arc rectifier electric locomotive was one of the first to convert AC from catenary supply or 3rd rail to DC for its 6 GE model 752 traction motors. The unit had a C-C wheel arrangement and could apply a sustained 34,000 lb of tractive effort and labeled as 4,000 hp. Nicknamed "Jets" due to the roaring sound made by their main cooling blowers. This unit of ten EP-5 moved into PC ownership kept its number (PC #370) and reclassified as an E-40 class. After some unfortunate problems with breakdowns, all in the class were scrapped by 1979. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1969 Upload Date: 2/21/2014 8:50:51 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, CT |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
NH 370(EP-5) |
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