The Virginian Railway's class EL-2B comprised four two-unit electric locomotives with AAR (B+B-B+B)+(B+B-B+B) wheel arrangements. The locomotives were used on the 133-mile (214 km) electrified portion of the railroad, from Roanoke, Virginia to Mullens, West Virginia.

Nov 6, 2024 · The Virginian's Class EL-2Bs were a hefty, semi-permanently coupled pair of streamlined locomotives (given a single road number) carrying a B+B+B+B wheel arrangement. Weighing in at 1,033,832 pounds they could produce an impressive 260,000 pounds of starting tractive effort and 6,800 horsepower.

The Virginian Railway's class EL-2B comprised four two-unit electric locomotives with AAR (B+B-B+B)+(B+B-B+B) wheel arrangements. The locomotives were used on the 133-mile (214 km) electrified portion of the railroad, from Roanoke, Virginia to Mullens, West Virginia.

Aug 23, 2024 · The Virginian's new semi-permanently coupled units were numbered 125-128 and classified as EL-2b. Sporting an attractive, streamlined cab design they featured a B-B+B-B + B-B+B-B wheel arrangement, rated at 50 mph, capable of producing 6,800 horsepower, and 260,000 pounds of tractive effort.

The Virginian EL-C, later known as the New Haven EF-4 and E33, was an electric locomotive built for the Virginian Railway by General Electric in August 1955. They were the first successful production locomotives to use Ignitron (mercury arc) rectifier technology.

Aug 30, 2017 · The Virginian Railway's class EL-2B comprised four two-unit electric locomotives with AAR (B+B-B+B)+(B+B-B+B) wheel arrangements. The locomotives were used on the 133-mile (214 km) electrified portion of the railroad, from Roanoke, Virginia to Mullens, West Virginia.

The Virginian Railway's class EL-2B comprised four two-unit electric locomotives with AAR (B+B-B+B)+(B+B-B+B) wheel arrangements. The locomotives were used on the 133-mile (214 km) electrified portion of the railroad, from Roanoke, Virginia to Mullens, West Virginia.

https://youtu.be/iAxxmwzEGcoThe Virginian Railway's class EL-2B comprised four two-unit electric locomotives with AAR + wheel arrangements. The locomotives w...

Die Elektrolokomotiven EL-2B der Virginian Railway waren von General Electric (GE) gelieferte Doppellokomotiven für 11 kV 25 Hz Wechselstrom für die Beförderung von Kohlenzügen auf dem elektrifizierten Abschnitt Elmore–Roanoke der Hauptstrecke der Bahn.

Aug 30, 2019 · For those you that don't know, Eric's review of the 3rd Rail Virginian EL-2B in the OGR Run 308, the "air hoses" that he refers to on the underside going to the truck assembly actually represent the delivery hoses for the rail sander.