Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Diesel Locomotives

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Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH


81

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Maryland & Pennsylvania #81

Strasburg, Pa / Jun 2010 / Sam Botts tag_rrpa

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
    mpa81a

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    mpa81b

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2020 / RWH

    mpa81c

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2020 / RWH

    mpa81d

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    mpa81g

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2024 / Gragg Robinson

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    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.

    Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

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    1948 Official Guide ad / collection

    mpa81f

    York, Pa / Aug 1978 / Robert Farkas tag_rrpa

    mpa81e

    Strasburg, Pa / Nov 2007 / David Foxx tag_rrpa

    #701

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    Monongahela Connecting #701

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    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
    mcrr701b

    May 2024 / RWH

    mcrr701a

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    mcrr701d

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    mcrr701e

    May 2024 / RWH

    mcrr_clipping2

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

    mcrr701g

    May 2024 / RWH

    mcrr701f

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    mcrr701c

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    mcrr701h

    May 2024 / RWH

    mcrr_guide1986

    1986 Official Guide ad / collection

    mcrr_clipping1

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

    mcrr701i

    Aliquippa, Pa / Sep 1989 / Jack Smith tag_rrpa

    #1200

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    Baldwin Locomotive Works #1200

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    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
    blw1200a

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    blw1200f

    May 2024 / RWH

    blw1200b

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    blw1200c

    May 2024 / RWH

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    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.

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    blw1200d

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2020 / RWH

    blw1200e

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2020 / RWH

    blw1200g

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    blw1200_clipping1

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

    blw1200h

    Strasburg, Pa / Jun 1998 / Jonathan Ferraro tag_rrpa

    #2233

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    Conrail #2233

    Strasburg, Pa / Nov 2004 / Richard Chase tag_rrpa

    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
    cr2233c

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    cr2233a

    May 2024 / RWH

    cr2233b

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

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

    Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

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    collection

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    Pennsylvania #2233

    Lewisburg, Pa / Mar 1993 / Trent Weiss tag_rrpa

    pc2233

    Penn Central #2233

    Reading, Pa / Aug 1975 / Bob Gottschall tag_rrpa

    cr2233d

    Strasburg, Pa / Nov 2007 / David Foxx tag_rrpa

    cr2233e

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2025 / RWH

    cr2233h

    Jul 2025 / RWH

    cr2233i

    Jul 2025 / RWH

    cr2233g

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2025 / RWH

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    Jul 2025 / RWH

    cr2233f

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2025 / RWH

    #5901

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    Pennsylvania #5901

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    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
    prr5901b

    May 2024 / RWH

    prr5901d

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    prr5901e

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    prr5901c

    May 2024 / RWH

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    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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    pc4201

    Penn Central #4201

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 1982 / Stephen Borleske tag_rrpa

    prr5901g

    Aug 1994 / RWH

    prr5901h

    Strasburg, Pa / Aug 1990 / Jim Appleman tag_rrpa

    prr5901f

    Strasburg, Pa / Aug 1994 / RWH

    prr5901i

    Union Furnace, Pa / Apr 1949 / Thomas Ayers collection tag_rrpa

    prr5901j

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2025 / RWH

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    Jul 2025 / RWH

    prr_banner1930

    collection

    prr5901p

    Jul 2025 / RWH

    prr5901k

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2025 / RWH

    prr5901m

    Jul 2025 / RWH

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    Jul 2025 / RWH

    prr5901l1
    prr5901l2

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2025 / RWH

    #7006

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    Pennsylvania #7006

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    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
    prr7006a

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    gp9_drawing

    collection

    prr7006b

    Strasburg, Pa / May 2024 / RWH

    gp9_clipping

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

    cr7006

    Conrail #7006

    Strasburg, Pa / Jun 1989 / Steve Pappas tag_rrpa

    prr7006e1 prr7006e2 prr7006e3 prr7006e4 prr7006e5 prr7006e6 prr7006e7 prr7006e9

    Jul 2025 / RWH

    prr7006d

    Jul 2025 / RWH

    prr7006c

    Strasburg, Pa / Jul 2025 / RWH


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