P5a (modified) #4780. Documentation published in 2010 disproved the decades long belief that the modified P5's new shell design came first and was then applied to the GG1, R1, and …

In 1934, one P-5a modified, which is what the center cab P-5a was designated, was built in the PRR's Altoona,PA shops and was assigned road number 4780. Another ten of the streamlined …

2021年1月14日 · Classic Train collection After a collision killed the crew of a box-cab P5a, PRR had the remainder of the fleet built with a streamlined steeple-cab, designating them “P5a …

In October 1937, P5a No. 4702 was rebuilt with motors in its trucks to become the only locomotive in subclass P5b. Each truck axle was given a 375-horsepower (280 kW) motor, adding 1,500 …

2015年6月12日 · P5a modified on passenger After a grade-crossing accident killed the crew of a box-cab, subsequent P5a’s were built with a streamlined carbody; “P5a modified” (as the …

2025年2月12日 · Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor …

2023年2月17日 · I should also note that document No. 215, "Electric Locomotives Engineman's Instruction Book", has labeled roof photos of both the P5a and modified P5a, both showing …

6 天之前 · PRR needed the acceleration of an electric in the congested NEC and the P5's delivered it. Four main tracks were not enough. Phil Mulligan Incidentally a P5a Modified (built …

2024年11月8日 · They could have stressed the reasons it was called "modified." This is another PRR Electric powered locomotive. This one was used to replace the earlier - so named - Box …

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 …