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BaltOhio wrote:How much do you need to know?Thats great!
Basically, there were three generations of Baltimore electric power:
#1-3 class LE-1 were the original units, built by GE 1895, B-B articulated two-cab units, with four 360 hp motors, 62" wheels, 196,000 lb. weight, 49,000 lb. t.e. #1, 3 retired 1916; #2 retained as historical relic and exhibited at the Fair of the Iron Horse in 1927 as #1; scrapped c.1938. Originally equipped for overhead third rail.
#5-9 class LE-2, GE 1903 (5-8) and 1906 (9), "D" wheel arrangement, 4 GE-65 motors, 42" wheels, 160,000 lb. weight, 40,000 lb. t.e. Nos 5-8 delivered as coupled pairs, with #9 used as a third unit where needed. These were built primarily for freight use. #5 retired 1917, #6-9 retired 1934.
#11-18, classes OE-1, OE-2, OE-3, OE-4. Center-cab B-B units patterned after NYC (MC) Detroit River Tunnel motors. All essentially the same in appearance, and although originally delivered with different electrical specs, were upgraded to be identical in 1923. Generally they were used in pairs.
#11-12 OE-1 Alco-GE 1910, 4 GE 209 motors, 50" wheels, 184,000 lb. weight, 46,000 t.e. Upgraded to OE-3 specs 1923.
#13-14 OE-2, Alco-GE, 1912, 4 GE 209 motors, 50" wheels, 200,000 lb. weight, 50,000 lb. t.e. Upgraded to OE-3 specs, 1923.
#15-16 OE-3, Alco-GE 1923, 4 GE 209A motors, 50" wheels, 242,000 lb. weight, 60,500 t.e.
#17-18 OE-4, Alco-GE 1927, 4 GE 209C motors, 50" wheels, 242,000 weight, 60,500 lb. t.e.
#11-18 re# 151-158 1942, then back to their original numbers in 1948. All retired in 1952.
What happened to #4 and #10, you may ask. These were tiny 4-wheel 600-volt overhead trolley motors used for B&O's isolated Fells Point (Baltimore) street switching operation. #4 was built by GE 1896, #10 by GE 1910. #10 is preserved at the B&O Museum.
Alco83 wrote:Is #10 the only surviving B&O electric?Adam,
