The E44 was essentially a more powerful version of the EL-C (later known as the E33), with 4,400 horsepower (3.3 MW) compared to the EL-C's 3,300 horsepower (2.5 MW).

The Virginian EL-C, later known as the New Haven EF-4 and E33, was an electric locomotive built for the Virginian Railway by General Electric in August 1955. They were the first successful production locomotives to use Ignitron (mercury arc) rectifier technology.

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.

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).

Penn Central Electric Locomotives Specifically E33 And E44 Discussion relating to the Penn Central, up until its 1976 inclusion in Conrail. Visit the Penn Central Railroad Historical Society for more information.

The horsepower-based designation unique to the E44 would be retained and expanded by Penn Central to cover the former New Haven EF4s (E33) and EP5s (E40).

Conrail acquired 10 PC class E33 electrics numbered 4600-4610 in 1976. The GE model EL-C electrics led a very storied career before they made it to Conrail rails, having been born in 1956 and 1957 as 130-141 for the Virginian Railway.

Dec 3, 2022 · The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 is a class of streamlined electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United States. The class was known for its striking art deco shell, its ability to pull trains at up to 100 mph, and its long operating career of almost 50 years.

May 16, 2018 · 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.

E-33 entering Wildcat Tunnel on the Port Road. Also an E-44 with the PC worm in red & white. New Haven classed them as EF-4s...