The Pennsylvania Railroad G5 is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives built by the PRR's Juniata Shops in the mid-late 1920s. It was designed for passenger trains, particularly on commuter lines, and became a fixture on suburban railroads (notably the …

G5 - Largest 10 wheeler built. PRR constructed 90 for use in commuter service and then built 30 for their subsidiary the Long Island RR. The 2-10-0 "Decapod" type was assigned class I. The PRR only owned one type of Decapod, class I1s, but they owned 598 of them, one of the largest classes of identical power in the United States.

The Pennsylvania Railroad G5s were a class of 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheelers" type tender steam locomotives that were constructed between the years of 1923 and 1925 by the Juniata Shops (later Altoona Works) at Altoona, PA. 90 of these locomotives were originally built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR...

Data from PRR Steam Locomotive Diagrams and "Classification and Description of Locomotives", Pennsylvania Railroad Company, May 1, 1902, supplied in May 2005 and August 2013, respectively, by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Used in passenger express service with heavy trains.

The Pennsylvania RR No. 5741 is a class G5s 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" built in 1924 at the PRR's Juniata Shops. The G5s class was designed by William F. Keisel, the railroad's chief engineer, for commuter service - a task which required speed, power and the ability to stop and start frequently.

Information about the class G5, a 4-6-0.

photographs of all 90 prr g5s locomotives The Pennsylvania Railroad G5s. Between the years of 1923 and 1925, the Locomotive Shops at Altoona, Pa. were busy constructing the newest class of Locomtives.

LIRR 39 - Owned by the Railroad Museum of Long Island, based in Riverhead, NY. The boiler is currently in the process of restoration at Strasburg, PA, while the rest of the locomotive remains in Riverhead. The restoration includes a conversion to oil firing.

Oct 8, 2024 · The Pennsylvania Railroad G5s was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives built by the PRR's Juniata Shops in the mid-late 1920s. It was designed for passenger trains, particularly on commuter lines, and became a fixture on suburban railroads (notably the Long Island Rail Road) until the mid-1950s.

In the 1920s, the PRR needed a new locomotive for their stop and go suburban commuter trains. Designed reusing the boiler and firebox from the E6 Atlantic, the result was the largest and most powerful 4-6-0 ever built.