The EMD E6 was a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A, streamlined passenger train locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation, and its corporate successor, General Motors Electro-Motive Division, of La Grange, Illinois.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Class E6 was the final type of 4-4-2 "Atlantic" locomotive built for the company, and second only to the Milwaukee Road's streamlined class A in size, speed and power.

Dec 19, 2024 · The E6 was Electro-Motive's first widely produced passenger model, witnessing more than 100 units sold through the early 1940s.

The E6 was the seventh model in a long line of passenger diesels of similar design known as EMD E-units. Compared with passenger locomotives made later by EMD, the noses of the E3, E4, E5 and E6 cab units had pronounced slants when viewed from the side.

Along with its iconic FT series, the E series was developed primarily for passenger service and would become one of the principal diesel-electric models to spell the end for steam. The design was first developed in the 1930s as the EA, featuring a slant-nose and sweeping carbody.

This locomotive held the division mileage record for its time period, but was later to be replaced by K4s. E6s worked their way down into Baltimore and changed from steam power into oil-powered locomotives shortly after World War II.

Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specificiations, 1981 by F.K. Hudson Train Shed Cyclopedia, Vol. 20, 58, 60, 64, 80

Sep 28, 2014 · Major claim to fame: spectacular race against a plane in 1927. E6 passenger locomotive, as exemplified by the Museum’s No. 460, was the first major class of Pennsylvania Railroad steam power developed under carefully thought out scientific principles.

Class E6 on the Pennsylvania Railroad was the final type of 4-4-2 "Atlantic" locomotive built by the railroad, and second only to the Milwaukee Road's streamlined class A in size, speed and power.

The EMD E6 was a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A, streamlined passenger train locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation, and its corporate successor, General Motors Electro-Motive Division, of La Grange, Illinois.