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What is your favorite PRR Steam Locomotive ???
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In Steam it would be the T1 4-4-4-4 in a Diesel it would be the Baldwin Centipede BP 60
The I1sa is my favorite. When I was young I saw the Bethlehem Steel ore train slamming through Shamokin PA with two I1's on the front and two shoving on the rear. What a show!
Mine is the M-1a. It was PRR's best overall engine. You could haul all kinds of trains with this engine, drag freights, hot shots, and passenger trains.
Rick F.
Rick F.
The mighty J-1.
Somewhat more tractive effort, but -much- more horsepower than the PRR's own freight steam power of the same time period. And about 15-20 years newer, too.
A shame that the C&O had to get all the credit.
The middle of WW2 was not the best time to try designing & building a brand-new fleet of steam freight engines.
Somewhat more tractive effort, but -much- more horsepower than the PRR's own freight steam power of the same time period. And about 15-20 years newer, too.
A shame that the C&O had to get all the credit.
The middle of WW2 was not the best time to try designing & building a brand-new fleet of steam freight engines.
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STEAM - The E-6s Atlantic. The original speed king. Fast, incredibly durable and a great show to watch at speed.
ELECTRIC - The E44/E44a. A big nasty brute that could pull.
DIESEL - The E-8. Classic styling. Always great to see them posed next to the GG-1's in South Amboy on the engine swap.
ELECTRIC - The E44/E44a. A big nasty brute that could pull.
DIESEL - The E-8. Classic styling. Always great to see them posed next to the GG-1's in South Amboy on the engine swap.
Steam - tough call, but K-4 with T-1 close second
Electric - GG-1
Diesel - Passenger Sharks. Used to see them run light on the Mainline using coming or going to NJ Coast interchange outside Rahway. I did see many Diesel/Electric change over just outside Rahway. Does anyone know what this area was called.
Electric - GG-1
Diesel - Passenger Sharks. Used to see them run light on the Mainline using coming or going to NJ Coast interchange outside Rahway. I did see many Diesel/Electric change over just outside Rahway. Does anyone know what this area was called.