The Pennsylvania Railroad's class P5 comprised 92 mixed-traffic electric locomotives constructed 1931–1935 by the PRR, Westinghouse and General Electric. [1] Although the original intention was that they work mainly passenger trains, the success of the …

The Pennsylvania Railroad's class P5 comprised 92 mixed-traffic electric locomotives constructed 1931–1935 by the PRR, Westinghouse and General Electric, with Westinghouse locomotive assembly at Baldwin.

This locomotive was designated Class P-5 and two prototypes (road numbers 4700 and 4799) were built in the railroad's Altoona, PA shops in 1931. Based on the moderate success of these prototypes the PRR placed the design into production with orders for 90 of them to be built.

As a steam locomotive arrangement, it was poorly suited to the PRR's mountainous terrain, wasting much potential adhesive weight on non-driven wheels. That it was so widely used by the rival New York Central would also likely have factored against PRR adoption. P5 - mixed-traffic electric locomotive, succeeded by the GG1.

A third section describes notable P5 wrecks including photographs, diagrams and ICC Accident Investigation Reports. In addition to in-depth coverage of the development, testing and operation of the class P5, there is a pictorial study of PRR Electrics:

在一次严重的道口事故后，prr根据工业设计师唐纳德·罗斯克·多纳的建议，改进了p5的车身，将司控台移到中央，不仅保护了乘务员，换端操作也更加方便，同时还使用了铆接的流线型车身，改进型命名为p5a。p5a的车身设计也成为了后来gg1的原型。

4 天之前 · The PRR class P5 is indeed a heavy locomotive, with a rigid set of drive wheels in the center. The following is adapted from an Autumn 2010 article about it in the PRRT&HS Keystone magazine by Tim Garner, and I helped him with it as I had worked at the museum from 1995 - 2005: #4700 is currently under cover in the Abbott Building, a three track ...

The Pennsylvania Railroad's class P5 comprised 92 mixed-traffic electric locomotives constructed 1931–1935 by the PRR, Westinghouse and General Electric. [1] Although the original intention was that they work many passenger trains, the success of the GG1 locomotives meant that the P5 class were mostly used on freight.

GG1 and P5 electric locomotive, substations and details. Date Created . 1935-04-16. Originator . Pennsylvania Railroad. Subject(s) Railroads ... Box/folder number, Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300), Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE 19807. Access ...

The Pennsylvania Railroad's class P5 comprised 92 mixed-traffic electric locomotives constructed 1931–1935 by the PRR, Westinghouse and General Electric. Although the original intention was that they work many passenger trains, the success …