The Pennsylvania Railroad's class R1 comprised a single prototype electric locomotive constructed in 1934 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, with …

Jan 14, 2021 · The lone R1 was one of two prototypes PRR acquired as it searched for a successor to the P5 as its premier passenger electric locomotive (the other was the GG1). …

The PRR never built any steam locomotives of the 4-8-4 "Northern" type, although the T1 duplexes were effectively a "Northern" with the driving wheels split into two groups. R1 - …

The Pennsylvania Railroad's class R1 comprised a single prototype electric locomotive constructed in 1934 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, with …

The PRR engineers seemed to favor the Class R-1 and when it was rolled out of the Westinghouse East Pittsburgh, PA plant, it was wearing road number 4800, the first in the …

The railroad contracted both GE and Westinghouse to produce prototypes for their locomotives, and PRR management would chose the preferred model. GE submitted the GG1, while …

Jun 12, 2015 · The lone R1 2-D-2 — wearing No. 4999 by the time of this 1940s photo — speeds a passenger train up the outside track as M1 6762 steps along with a freight on one of the …

The Pennsylvania Railroad's class R1 comprised a single prototype electric locomotive constructed in 1934 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, with …

Jun 2, 2023 · PRR’s R1 was the Baldwin-Westinghouse 2-D-2 loser to the GE 2-C+C-2 GG1 as the later tracked better. Despite this, the R1 headed up the Broadway Limited Penn Station …

PRR 4877, formerly nicknamed "Big Red", is a GG1 -class electric locomotive owned by the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey. It is stored at the West Boonton Yard in …