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Pennsylvania Railroad class E3b
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1951· class of 2 American Bo′Bo′Bo′ electric locomotives
what is it?
Pennsylvania Railroad class E3b was an experimental electric locomotive supplied by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. The locomotive was of the two unit design, with each unit having a B-B-B (AAR) or Bo-Bo-Bo (UIC) wheel arrangement. The bodywork and running gear was produced by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton while the electrical equipment was provided by Westinghouse, who also acted as the main contractor.
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 75 years ago, in 1951.
- 2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 29 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 12 years (1952–1964).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1951
- in service from
- 1952
- retired
- 1964
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- operators
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- top speed
- 101 km/h
- power
- 2.2 MW
- electric system
- 11 kV, 25 Hz AC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'Bo'
- weight
- 172 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7120482, Wikipedia: Pennsylvania Railroad class E3b (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.