The PRR E44 was an electric, rectifier-equipped locomotive built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1960 and 1963. The PRR used them for freight service on the Northeast Corridor. They continued in service under Penn Central and Conrail until Conrail abandoned its electric operations in the early 1980s.

Aug 27, 2024 · The E44 freight electric locomotive was an Ignitron-rectifier built by GE in 1959 as the PRR needed a new freight locomotive to replace its aging fleet of P5s and supplement its GG1s (which by the late 1950s were used in both freight and passenger service).

The original group of E44's consisted of 66 units built for the PRR between 1960 and 1963. Forty-four were class E44 in 1976 and numbered 4400-4437 and 4460-4465, while units 4438 to 4459 totaling 22, were class E44A having been rebuilt to 5,000 horsepower from …

The Pennsylvania Railroad Class E44 were electric locomotives that were built in 1960-1963 by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad. For much of the 1950s, the Pennsylvania Railroad searched for a replacement for its aging fleet of P5a electric freight engines.

3 days ago · E44's were designed to replace the P5, P5a, P5b, delivered around 1963. They were 4400 hp, and later upgraded to 5000 by conversion of the rectifier. They were ordered by PRR, also operated by PC and CR, as well as a few for MoW at Amtrak - the last preserved E44 was in Amtrak MoW silver for a while, but is now in PRR colors.

Dec 25, 2024 · PRR E44 #4403 : Description: Built by GE in 1960, this unit and its 21 other sisters initiated the E44 series on the Pennsylvania, a total of 66 by the end of 1963.

Dec 25, 2024 · In the foreground (L to R) are PRR engines #4432 and #4464; in the background is #4413. All are E-44's (C-C) built by General Electric and rated at 4,400 horsepower each. #4432 was built in March of 1962, #4464 was constructed in June of 1963, while #4413 was produced in May of 1961.

May 16, 2018 · PRR E44 and Erie Builts... Here a couple new additions to my PRR family. Both were products of the locomotive plant in Erie, PA. The top three pictures are of a Pennsylvania General Electric E44. They were heavy freight engines used on the PRR electric lines in the east.

With a starting tractive effort of 96,0000 lbf and a dynamic brake, the locomotives are ideal for heavy freight trains on mountainous routes. The E44s were only used in exceptional cases to pull passenger trains, as they could only go 70 mph and had no boiler for train heating.

PRR Electric Drawings by Robert Schoenberg; PRR electrification and motive power . Click on a photo to retrieve it. Click on the name below the photo to contact the OWNER of the photo.