Here is a photo taken by Mr. Harold F. Robinson. It was published originally in the October 1951 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 12. Partial Caption: "Two 5000-horsepower electrics have been built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad and now are in service pulling Pennsy freights." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #4940 and a like unit whose number is not recorded. Both are E-2B (B-B) electrics built by GE and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #4940 was built in May of 1951 and retired in June of 1965 after just 14 years of revenue service. The date and the location are not recorded. |