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Norfolk and Western LC-2 Class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1924· class of 4 American electric locomotives
what is it?
The N&W LC-2 was a class of boxcab electric locomotives built by Westinghouse and the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Norfolk and Western Railway. ALCO and Westinghouse built four locomotives in 1924–1925 for use on the Elkhorn Grade. They were retired and scrapped in 1950 when the N&W discontinued electric operations.
who runs it
base stats
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 102 years ago, in 1924.
- 3.5 MW is about 42 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Served for 26 years (1924–1950).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1924–1925
- in service from
- 1924
- retired
- 1950
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- operators
- Norfolk and Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- 3.5 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 11 kV 25 Hz AC
- wheel arrangement
- (1-D-1)+(1-D-1)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q24088486, Wikipedia: Norfolk and Western LC-2 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.