
Pennsylvania Railroad class DD2 - Wikipedia
The Pennsylvania Railroad's class DD2 was a single prototype electric locomotive never placed into series production. [3] It was intended as an improved and simplified GG1 for use on the …
Pennsylvania Railroad electric locomotives - Trains
Jan 14, 2021 · The final PRR-designed electric locomotive, the DD2 was an attempt at a dual-service design that got more power from fewer axles than the GG1. Set up for freight service, …
The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1: The DD-2 - Steam Locomotive
The PRR wanted a dual passenger-freight electric locomotive and developed a 2-B+B-2 that incorporated the best features of the previous electric locomotives. The Altoona Shops built a …
PRR DD2 - Trains
The Pennsylvania Railroad's class DD2 electric locomotive was a single prototype locomotive never placed into series production. It was intended as an improved and simplified GG1 for …
Bigger electric locomotives - RAILROAD.NET
Mar 4, 2021 · The article said that this was planned for use both east and west of Harrisburgh, had the PRR electrification been extended west. Brief mention was made of an even bigger, …
New England Chapter, PRRT&HS - DD2 2-B-B-2 #5800
The DD2 was conceived as a dual-purpose locomotive with 5,000 horsepower. PRR built the lone DD2 in February of 1938, and although it was never duplicated, it worked until it was scrapped …
The R1, and DD2 series electrics. - PRRTHS Discussion Web
Jul 18, 2018 · The PRR motive power engineers decided to develop a 2-D-2 (4-8-4 wheel arrangement) electric locomotive. They started with the P5a and added an additional driving …
Pennsylvania Railroad class D2 - Wikipedia
The Pennsylvania Railroad 's steam locomotive class D2 (formerly Class B, pre-1895) comprised twenty 4-4-0 locomotives intended for mountain passenger helper service, constructed at the …
Pennsylvania Railroad Class DD2 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom
The Pennsylvania Railroad Class DD2 was a prototype electric locomotive that was built for the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was intended as an improved and simplified GG1 for use on the …
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive classification - Everything2
Feb 2, 2003 · DD2:The DD2 was intended as the new freight locomotive required if the Pennsy's electrification was extended past Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh or further. One …