#1101
Pennsylvania Railroad class B6
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1902· class of 372 American 0-6-0 locomotives
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- 1. RRMOP 1670: Smallbones· Public domain
what is it?
The Pennsylvania Railroad's class B6 was its most successful class of switcher locomotive, or as the PRR termed them "shifter". The PRR preferred the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement for larger switchers, whereas on other railroads the 0-8-0 gained preference. The PRR generally used 2-8-0s when larger power was required.
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 124 years ago, in 1902.
- Served for 57 years (1902–1959).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1902–1920
- in service from
- 1902
- retired
- 1959
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 372
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works, Lima Locomotive Works, Altoona Works
- operators
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7120463, Wikipedia: Pennsylvania Railroad class B6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.