The F3 was the third model in GM-EMD's highly successful F-unit series of cab unit diesel locomotives, and it was the second most produced of the series. The F3 essentially differed …

Class A was the 0-4-0 type, an arrangement best suited to small switcher locomotives (known as "shifters" in PRR parlance). Most railroads abandoned the 0-4-0 after the 1920s, but the PRR …

The PRR acquired hundreds of EMD F-units beginning in July of 1947. Complicating matters for railfans and modelers alike are the many "phases" of units that the railroad purchased. This …

Nov 16, 2005 · The class F3 Mogul such as the #839 was built by Baldwin in 1901 and used the round-top or radial-stay firebox. I believe they all were standard gauge and used in regular …

Figure 1A – F3 Phase 2: These engines had high fans and a chicken wire grille between the portholes on the “A” units. They went into service in 1946 and were the first F3 engines that …

1937: The PRR borrowed an EMC 600 hp switcher for potential use at the General Motors plant in Linden, New Jersey. The Pennsy purchased the unit afterwards -- Class ES6 #5911. 1947: …

Jan 22, 2005 · Seeing that in January 1966 the PRR had 136 inoperable road freight units (this included streamlined freight cab/booster units and low-nose high horsepower B-B and C-C …

Dec 4, 2024 · According to Trainweb, the PRR eventually purchased eighty “F3” A units and forty “F3” B units. But, according to PennsyRR.com, the final 25 A’s and twelve B’s (built late …

Aug 23, 2018 · The Lionel green (8952/3) and tuscan (8970/1) AA PRR F3s from 1979 both had B units which could be purchased individually-the green variation actually had two different B …

Nov 3, 2005 · The 54 class F3b engines built by Baldwin in 1901 were among the first PRR freight locomotives to be equipped with wide fireboxes. They were otherwise the same as the class …