The Pennsylvania Railroad's class L5 were the railroad's second generation of production electric locomotives after the DD1, and the last to use a jackshaft and side rods to drive the wheels. The L5 was a single-unit locomotive instead of the twin-unit DD1.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Class L5 was the railroad's second generation of production electric locomotives after the DD1, and the last to use a jackshaft and side rods to drive the wheels. The L5 was a single-unit locomotive instead of the twin-unit DD1.

2010年8月17日 · In this True HD 1080p video, I've coupled the L5 to a short Pennsy freight train. In the final segment, you can see it uncouple from its train and head back to its track in the locomotive ready...

The Pennsylvania Railroad's class L5 were the railroad's second generation of production electric locomotives after the DD1, and the last to use a jackshaft and side rods to drive the wheels. The L5 was a single-unit locomotive instead of the twin-unit DD1.

2003年2月2日 · L2s: Five USRA Light Mikados acquired when the PRR absorbed the GR&I. Smaller than the L1s. L5: Siderodded, jackshaft drive electric locomotives, really 2-4-4-2 in wheel arrangement. 21 were built, twenty of them DC electric, …

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PRR L5pdg #7809 , Manhattan Transfer NJ, cn4190 blt 1928: PRR L5? #3830 , PRR L-6 PRR-Westinghouse #7825, blt 1931, renum 5938 Bud Laws: PRR PRR/GE L-6, blt 1932 #7826 Bill Volkmer: PRR GE L6, blt 1932 #5943 Sunnyside, NY 1960, nee 7826: PRR Lima L6a, blt 1934 #5943 | INFO A. Underkofler: PRR Lima L6a, blt 1934 #5940, Harrison NJ 1965, Lima blt ...

The Pennsylvania Railroad L5 Class were the railroad's second generation electric locomotives after the DD1. The L5 was a single unit (unlike the DD1). The wheel arrangement was 2-4-4-2, or 1-B-B-1 in AAR wheel arrangement. 25 were built in 4 sub-classes. The first unit was AC operation, while the others were DC.

2020年12月14日 · The L5s of course were some of the worst-designed electrics in the history of railroading – long rigid wheelbase and 80" drivers, high polar moment of inertia, ugly as sin, etc. Most of these were DC, for the Manhattan Transfer electrification, but a couple were given equipment for 11kV AC with both single and double pans.