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The PRR E44 was an electric, rectifier-equipped locomotive built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1960 and 1963. The PRR used them for freight service on the …

Aug 27, 2024 · Perhaps the last and most advanced freight electric locomotives to ever operate in the U.S. were built for the Pennsylvania Railroad by General Electric. Dubbed E44s the electrics …

Jun 2, 2023 · Amtrak E44 electric locomotives carried Nos. 500-507. They were all officially stricken from the Amtrak roster by 1991 when the 500-series was assigned to the new GE P32-8WH diesels. …

Forty-four were class E44 in 1976 and numbered 4400-4437 and 4460-4465, while units 4438 to 4459 totaling 22, were class E44A having been rebuilt to 5,000 horsepower from the original 4,400 …

Built July 1963. Sold to AMTK, to RRMPA. PC Class E-44.

Dec 16, 2025 · I've being reading about Pennsy electrics and have a question regarding the E-44. My understanding is that all 66 locomotives, numbers 4400-4465, were originally delivered to the PRR …

The E44 was the last locomotive model the Pennsylvania Railroad ordered for its electrified lines, but even by the time they were completed in the early 1960's the electrified lines were doomed for freight.

With a starting tractive effort of 96,0000 lbf and a dynamic brake, the locomotives are ideal for heavy freight trains on mountainous routes. The E44s were only used in exceptional cases to pull …

The Pennsylvania Railroad Class E44 were electric locomotives that were built in 1960-1963 by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad. For much of the 1950s, the Pennsylvania Railroad searched …