. Electric railway journal . Hp. Tests of the Pennsylvania Railroads new freightlocomotive were made on the Paoli division of the mainline electrified section on Aug. 24, 1917. The illustra-tion shows the locomotive hauling a train weighingnearly 4000 tons and composed of sixty cars and anidle steam locomotive. While the rated capacity of thelocomotive is 4800 hp. the maximum horsepower de-veloped was 7000. The mechanical parts of the locomotive were builtby the Pennsylvania Railroad and the electrical equip-ment was supplied at East Pittsburgh by the Westing-house Electric & Manufacturing Com
. Electric railway journal . Hp. Tests of the Pennsylvania Railroads new freightlocomotive were made on the Paoli division of the mainline electrified section on Aug. 24, 1917. The illustra-tion shows the locomotive hauling a train weighingnearly 4000 tons and composed of sixty cars and anidle steam locomotive. While the rated capacity of thelocomotive is 4800 hp. the maximum horsepower de-veloped was 7000. The mechanical parts of the locomotive were builtby the Pennsylvania Railroad and the electrical equip-ment was supplied at East Pittsburgh by the Westing-house Electric & Manufacturing Company. Details ofthe construction of the locomotive were given in theJune 9, 1917, issue of the Electric Railway Journal,page 1048. This is the first locomotive of its type andis designed for use on the Altoona grade electrificationof the Pensylvania Railroad between Johnstown andAltoona in Pennsylvania. This route includes thefamous Horseshoe Curve and many heavy grades, themaximum being a 12-mile stretch at 2 per
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