PRR E44 electric locomotive walk-around

The E44 was the last electric locomotive to be bought by the PRR, and was procured to replace the P-5As on freight duties. GE's designs was derived from that of the Virginian's EL-C, but the new locomotives were more powerful, being rated at 4,400 hp. The E44As were even more powerful, with solid-state rectifiers and improved traction motors for a 5,000hp rating.

The E44s survived through Penn Central and the early years of Conrail, but the abandonment of Conrail electrification rendered them surplus. Amtrak and New Jersey Transit both made use of fomer Conrail units, but today only one survives, at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

PRR E44 electric locomotive

e44 electric locomotive underframe details

e44 electric locomotive walk around pantograph detail

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