Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Diesel Locomotives


81

Maryland & Pennsylvania #81

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:NW2
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Dec 1946, EMD #4161
  • series:1145 produced 1939-49
  • engine:EMD 567 (12 cyl, 1000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Maryland & Pennsylvania #81
    1 of 2 units in MPA order E770
    to Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
  • builder
    tag_quote

    egyptian aryland & Pennsylvania for the most part was a very active short line that operated between York, PA and Baltimore, MD. MPA ended up being more progressive than most of the larger railroads with their adoption of 3 new diesels in 1946, No.81 being among them. No. 81 worked switching duties in the yard and branchline for MPA faitfully until it was leased and sold to PH Glatfelter Paper Company in the 1980s where it was used at their Spring Grove, PA plant. Glatfelter donated the locomotive to the Railroad Museum in 1997.

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    1948 Official Guide ad / collection

    #701

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    Monongahela Connecting #701

  • builder:American Locomotive Co
  • model:"Century" C415
  • type:B-B light road switcher
  • built:Jul 1968, Alco #6005-01
  • series:26 produced 1966-68
  • engine:Alco 251F (8 cyl, 1500 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Monongahela Connecting #701
    only C415 in MCRR order 21303
    low cab model on hi-adhesion trucks
    to Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
  • builder
    mcrr_clipping2

    from The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide - Jerry Pinkepank - 1973 / collection

    mcrr_guide1986

    1986 Official Guide ad / collection

    mcrr_clipping1

    from American Shortline Railway Guide
    4th Edition - Edward Lewis - 1991 / collection

    #1200

    Baldwin Locomotive Works #1200

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • model:S12
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Nov 1952, Baldwin #75709
  • series:451 produced 1951-56
  • engine:Baldwin 606A (6 cyls, 1200 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt United States Navy #65-00369
    1 of 13 in US Navy order
    to Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
    as Baldwin Locomotive Works #1200
  • builder
    icon_wikipedia

    The Baldwin S-12 or BLH S12 was a 1,200-horsepower (890 kW) diesel-electric switcher locomotive. Utilizing a turbocharged 6-cylinder version of the powerful 606A diesel prime mover, S12s were known for their "lugging" power, despite being temperamental. Like most BLH switchers, the S12 had AAR Type-A switcher trucks in a B-B wheel arrangement. 451 units were built between 1951 and 1956, when BLH left the locomotive market.

    Wikipedia

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    from Diesels from Eddystone: The Story of Baldwin Diesel Locomotives - Dolzall and Dolzall / collection

    #2233

    Conrail #2233

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP30
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Apr 1963, EMD #28141
  • series:948 produced 1961-63
  • engine:EMD 567D3 (16 cyl, 2250 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Pennsylvania Railroad #2233
    1 of 52 in Pennsylvania order 7643
    to Penn Central #2233
    to Conrail #2233
    to Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
  • builder
    tag_quote

    No. 2233 was one of the last locomotives painted Conrail blue by former employees at the former Pennsylvania Railroad/Penn Central/Conrail Juniata Shops.

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    gp30_drawing

    collection

    #5901

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    Pennsylvania #5901

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:E7A
  • type:A1A-A1A passenger power
  • built:Sep 1945, EMD #3357
  • series:428 produced 1945-49
  • engine:(2) EMD 567A (12 cyls) 2000 hp
  • notes:
  • blt Pennsylvania Railroad #5901
    1 of 46 in PRR order E671
    to Penn Central #4201
    to Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
    only surviving EMD E7 model
  • builder
    icon_wikipedia

    prr5901_inset The E7 was a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. 428 cab versions, or E7As, were built from February 1945 to April 1949; 82 booster E7Bs were built from March 1945 to July 1948. The 2,000 hp came from two 12 cylinder model 567A engines. Each engine drove its own electrical generator to power the two traction motors on one truck. The E7 was the eighth model in a line of passenger diesels of similar design known as EMD E-units, and it became the best selling E model upon its introduction. In profile the front of the nose of an E7A was less slanted than on earlier EMD passenger locomotives, and the E7, E8, and E9 units have been nicknamed “bulldog nose” units. Some earlier units were called “shovel nose” units or “slant nose” units.

    Ex-Pennsylvania Railroad E7A #5901 is preserved as the only surviving example of the E7. This locomotive has been cosmetically restored, and is currently on indoor display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, in Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

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    #7006

    Pennsylvania #7006

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP9
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Oct 1955, EMD #20710
  • series:4272 produced 1954-63
  • engine:EMD 567C (16 cyl, 1750 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Pennsylvania Railroad #7006
    to Penn Central #7006
    to Conrail #7006
    to Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
  • builder
    gp9_drawing

    collection

    gp9_clipping

    from The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide
    - Jerry Pinkepank - 1973 / collection


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