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The first ever built steeple cab [2] was a 30-ton model built by General Electric (GE) in 1894. It was used in a textile mill in Taftville, Connecticut till the mill closed in 1964. [3] This was only the second electric locomotive built by GE and it is preserved as a static display in the Connecticut Trolley Museum. [4] [5]
Baldwin-Westinghouse steeple cab electric locomotives operating as Iowa Traction Railroad (IATR) 50 and 54 in Mason City, Iowa, in 2009. Examples served with the Oshawa Electric Railway in Oshawa, Ontario. These were delivered in the 1920s to provide freight service within the city, serving mainly the General Motors plant. [10]
The FLXDrive Series of locomotives are GE's first battery-electric locomotives, using a similar design to the Evolution Series, with the exception of a diesel prime mover. The FLXDrive series was introduced in late 2019 with one BEL44C4D demonstrator unit, but other FLXDrive variants are planned for the future.
The donation included two of the railway's three locomotives, 1909 "Line car" A (for overhead line maintenance) and 1922 GE "steeple-cab" locomotive No. 298. [7] The third YVT electric locomotive, 1923 boxcab -type No. 297, was donated by UP to the Orange Empire Railway Museum (now known as the Southern California Railway Museum ), and left ...
The Pennsylvania Railroad's class P5 comprised 92 mixed-traffic electric locomotives constructed 1931–1935 by the PRR, Westinghouse and General Electric. [1] Although the original intention was that they work mainly passenger trains, the success of the GG1 locomotives meant that the P5 class were mostly used on freight.
The Canadian National Class Z-1-a was a series of six electric locomotives built by General Electric for the Canadian Northern Railway in 1917. They were used in service through the Mount Royal Tunnel in Montreal until retirement in 1995, operating for 76 years, 7 months and 12 days.
Pages in category "Steeplecab locomotives" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. LNER Class ES1; M.
2001 was a 44-ton (39,916 kg.) steeple-cab locomotive built by GE (serial 7688) in March 1920 and bought in 1921, sister 2002,8067 July 1922 , arrived a year later. Originally bought as single locomotives, in 1929 they were modified with multiple unit control and were usually used as a pair.