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.

Class L was assigned to the 2-8-2 "Mikado" type. L1s - freight twin to the famed K4s Pacific (575 built) L2s - the USRA standard light Mikado (5 built for PRR). L5 - PRR 2nd generation DC electric locomotive. L6 - PRR freight AC electric locomotives.

Jan 14, 2021 · PRR’s L5 motors were intended to augment the DD1s hauling passenger trains between Sunnyside Yard in Queens and Manhattan Transfer, N.J. Not as good as their predecessors, the L5’s worked only until the start of A.C. service in the early 1930s.

Feb 2, 2003 · L5: Siderodded, jackshaft drive electric locomotives, really 2-4-4-2 in wheel arrangement. 21 were built, twenty of them DC electric, one AC. They were not notably successful.

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. Thirteen were built.

In the early 1920s, Pennsy was looking for a more advanced electric locomotive to replace their DD1s in mainline service. Their solution was the L5, the last of their jackshaft and siderod electrics. The L5 was designed to be convertible between catenary and 3rd rail, and AC and DC power. As a result, no two engines were quite alike.

Pennsylvania Railroad L5 (Q7120499) class of 25 American 1′B+B1′ electric locomotives PRR L5 edit

P5 Roster and Electric Horsepower ratings, by Bruce F. Smith PRR Electric Drawings by Robert Schoenberg PRR electrification and motive power Click on a photo to retrieve it. Click on the name below the photo to contact the OWNER of the photo.

Feb 5, 2025 · Making its debut in the Premier line, this fine scale replica is the fifth die-cast electric Pennsylvania prototype to appear in the M.T.H. line - a pace unmatched by other manufacturers - and is beautifully detailed to mimic the power and speed of the real locomotive.

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.