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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:1/1/1933 - 12/1/1953
Album Info:The Pennsylvania RR experimented with a variety of electric units with many different wheel configurations, power supplies and motor types. Here are 3 examples - b&w photos.
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PRR L5pdg #7808 - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR L5pdg #7808 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  This side rod electric built by the PRR Altoona shops and GE was a 3rd rail DC unit with a 1-B-B-1 wheel configuration adn 80" drivers. One of only 6 experimental L5pdg units built - proved to be unsuccessful. Shot while in the Meadows yard. The day in 1933 is approximate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1933  Upload Date: 8/25/2013 9:06:53 AM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 7808(0-4-0)
Views:  689   Comments: 3
PRR DD1 #17 (ex-#70) - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR DD1 #17 (ex-#70) - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  This 1911 Altoona shops built electric used 3rd rail DC and were built in semi-permanent married pairs to serve the New York area electrification. The wheel configuration was 4-4-0+0-4-4 or later labeled 2-B+B-2. Only one pair survived and is now located at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The day in April, 1936 is approximate and the location was listed as Meadows, NJ yard.
Photo Date:  4/1/1936  Upload Date: 8/25/2013 9:07:22 AM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 17(UNKNOWN)
Views:  1707   Comments: 0
PRR E-2b #4942 - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR E-2b #4942 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  This 1952 GE built electric used the overhead AC. Only 6 of these "Bo-Bo" wheel configurations were built and all were scrapped in 1964. Behind is a PRR D5 and possibly two DD1 units. The date is approximate. Ken Douglas photo
Photo Date:  1/1/1953  Upload Date: 8/25/2013 9:07:38 AM
Location:  unknown, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4942(E10B)
Views:  1150   Comments: 3


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