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Pennsylvania Railroad class E2c
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Westinghouse Electric Corporation· from 1952· class of 2 American Co′Co′ electric locomotives
what is it?
Pennsylvania Railroad class E2c comprised a pair of experimental C-C (AAR) or Co-Co (UIC) electric locomotives. The bodywork and running gear was produced by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton while the electrical equipment was provided by Westinghouse, who also acted as principal contractor. In 1952 the Pennsylvania Railroad took delivery of eight experimental locomotives, four from General Electric and four from Westinghouse.
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 74 years ago, in 1952.
- 2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1952
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- 2.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 11 kV, 25 Hz AC
- wheel arrangement
- Co'Co'
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7120481, Wikipedia: Pennsylvania Railroad class E2c (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.