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Pennsylvania Railroad class D14

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยทbuilt by Altoona Worksยท from 1893ยท class of 22 American 4-4-0 locomotives

what is it?

The PRR class D14 was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive built for the Pennsylvania Railroad. They were originally designated class P in the PRR's pre-1895 classification scheme. Twenty-two locomotives were built at the PRR's Altoona Works (now owned by Norfolk Southern); six in 1893 with 78-inch (1,981 mm) driving wheels, and sixteen in 1894 with 80-inch (2,032 mm) drivers, classified D14a.

who runs it

base stats

  • power 623 kWpower output
  • built 22made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 133 years ago, in 1893.
  • 623 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • 17.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1893โ€“1894
retired
1955
status
retired
number built
22
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
builders
Altoona Works
operators
Pennsylvania Railroad
top speed
โ€”
power
623 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-4-0
length
17.4 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q7120466, Wikipedia: Pennsylvania Railroad class D14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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