Pittsburgh and Lake Erie class A-2a
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The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie class A-2a was a class of seven 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York for the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) in 1948.
History
[edit]In 1948, the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) purchased seven 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotives from the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady New York and designated as the class A-2a and assigned road numbers 9400 through 9406.[1][2] The tenders were built by Lima and weighed in 22 tonnes (22,000,000 g; 22,000 kg).[3]
Delivered between May and June 1948, the class had a short life span even during the days of the New York Central Railroad (NYC) and were the last locomotives ever produced by ALCO. Nos. 9400 through 9406 were retired in August 1956 and all of them were scrapped in 1957.
References
[edit]- ^ Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, 1950-52: Definitions, Drawings and Illustrations of Diesel, Steam, Electric and Turbine Locomotives for Railroad, Industrial and Foreign Service; Their Parts and Equipment; Descriptions and Illustrations of Locomotive Shops and Servicing Facilities. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company. 1950. p. 511.
- ^ Railroadman's Magazine. Vol. 60–61. 1953. p. 52.
- ^ Trains. Vol. 37. Kalmbach Publishing Company. 1976. p. 25.
- Lucas, Walter A. (1951). Popular Picture and Plan Book of Railroad Cars and Locomotives. New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. p. 20.
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