The Pennsylvania Railroad DD1 was a class of boxcab electric locomotives built by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The locomotives were developed as part of the railroad's New York Tunnel Extension, which built the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City and linked it to New Jersey via the North River Tunnels.

The PRR DD1s were semi-permanently coupled pairs of third rail direct current electric locomotives built for the railroad's initial New York-area electrification. They had a wheel arrangement of 4-4-0+0-4-4 in the Whyte notation; in other words, two 4-4-0 locomotives coupled back-to-back, hence...

Jan 14, 2021 · Although PRR’s DD1 units were individually numbered, they always operated in drawbar-connected pairs, each of which was considered a single locomotive. Several were handed down to PRR subsidiary Long Island Rail Road for freight service.

Feb 15, 2016 · Pennsylvania RR, DD1 electric, 1911. Taylor Rush: I guess they were actually pretty successful locomotives though. Lasted until 1957 and one of them even survives in preservation today. James Ridgway Jr.: Was actually wire train engine for PRR until the end...Saved by Penn Central, and sent to Strasburg...

Jan 27, 2020 · PRR built 33 class DD1 third-rail electric locomotives during 1909–1911 to power trains between Sunnyside Yard in Queens, N.Y., through Pennsylvania Station, and out to a point east of Newark, N.J., called Manhattan Transfer, where steam locomotives took over.

Media in category "PRR DD1" The following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total. Crowd standing in front of Penn. R.R. car - the largest electric locomotive in the world, to run through Penn. R.R. tube to N.Y. City LCCN2014684366.jpg 5,741 × 4,185; 2.32 MB

Feb 10, 2025 · PRR DD1 #17 (ex-#70) - Pennsylvania RR Description: This 1911 Altoona shops built electric used 3rd rail DC and were built in semi-permanent married pairs to serve the New York area electrification.

Built by the Altonna shops circa 1911, the DD1 units were semi-permanently coupled pairs of third rail direct current electric locomotives. Each half-locomotive contained one large electric motor mounted in the body and driving via a jackshaft and side rods.

Pierre 'Pete' W. Maurer of Newark / Nutley NJ, began building 'O' scale model Pennsylvania Railroad DD1 locomotives in 1947. He later built Milwaukee Road Bipolar EP-2 locomotives and various standard gauge electric engines.

The Pennsylvania Railroad DD1 was a class of boxcab electric locomotives built by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The locomotives were developed as part of the railroad's New York Tunnel Extension, which built the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City and linked it to New Jersey via the North River Tunnels.