The PRR E44 was an electric, rectifier-equipped locomotive built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1960 and 1963. The PRR used them for freight service on the …

Aug 27, 2024 · The E44 freight electric locomotive was an Ignitron-rectifier built by GE in 1959 as the PRR needed a new freight locomotive to replace its aging fleet of P5s and supplement its …

The E44 was the last locomotive model the Pennsylvania Railroad ordered for its electrified lines, but even by the time they were completed in the early 1960's the electrified lines were doomed …

E44. Part Of: Locomotives / Electric Locomotives, Locomotives / EMD. Part Of: Locomotives / Electric Locomotives, Locomotives / EMD. Displaying 1 - 24 of 49 Objects Has Image(s) Sort …

Jan 27, 2015 · #9798 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in March of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in November of 1966. #4403 is an E-44 (C-C) built by General Electric …

The original group of E44's consisted of 66 units built for the PRR between 1960 and 1963. Forty-four were class E44 in 1976 and numbered 4400-4437 and 4460-4465, while units 4438 to …

The E44 class electric, built with a silicon rectifier, delivered an amazing 5000 horsepower. Referring to its pair of three-axle trucks and boxy carbody, train crews often called the E44’s …

E44 - 1960 C-C General Electric AC/DC rectifier freight locomotives. The horsepower-based designation unique to the E44 would be retained and expanded by Penn Central to cover the …

Conrail inherited their E44's from Penn Central, which inherited them from the Pennsylvania Railroad. E44's were numbered CR 4400-4437 & CR 4460-4465, whereas the E44A's were …

CR E44 4413, with both pantographs up, assist RF&P locomotives on lease to CR at the time. Best guess date shown. Taken from the Silver Star, RF&P GP40 123, GP35 131, and GP40-2 …