PENN CENTRAL

Motive Power Summary

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Revised: 01 August 2013 Photograph by: R. Craig
AAR Mark: PC Information provided by: John Komanesky

* * * FREIGHT CAB UNITS * * *

Road Number Previous Number Builder & Model Qty. (2/1/68) Notes
1300, 1319 1009, 1119 Alco FA-1 2 Ex-NYC 1009, 1119(2nd)
1302-1313* 1102-1113* Alco FA-2 5 Ex-NYC 1102-1113*
1330-1333 -- Alco FA-1 4 Ex-NH 0401, 18, 26, 28
1345-1399* 1045-1099* Alco FA-2 22 Ex-NYC 1045-1099*
1400-1425* -- EMD F3A 8 Ex-PRR 9524A-9689A*
1440-1538* -- EMD F7A 43 Ex-PRR 9640A-9879A*
1617-1635* -- EMD F3A 4 Ex-NYC 1617-1635*
1636-1873* -- EMD F7A 166 Ex-NYC 1636-1873*
1878, 1879 721, 754 EMD F7A 2 Ex-D&RGW 5721, 5754
1900-1906* -- EMD F7A 4 Ex-PRR 9656A-61A, 66A; 1905 only unit paintedPC.
3323-3372* -- Alco FB-2 25 Ex-NYC same #s
3368(2nd) -- Alco FB-1 1 Ex-NYC 3368(2nd)
3390-3392 -- Alco FB-1 3 Ex-NH 0456, 0458, 0462
3393-3397 -- Alco FB-2 5 Ex-NH 0465-0469
3423-3442* -- EMD F7B 8 Ex-NYC 2423-2442*
3443-3474* -- EMD F3B 20 Ex-NYC 2443-2474*
3478, 3479 712, 733 EMD F7B 2 Ex-D&RGW 5712, 5733
3500-3507* -- EMD F3B 1 Ex-PRR 9524B-9554B*

3508-3563*

-- EMD F7B 20 Ex-PRR 9547B-9878B*

* * * MODERN 4-AXLE ROAD SWITCHERS * * *

Road Number Builder & Model Qty. (2/1/68) Notes
2010-2014 EMD GP38 5 Ex-PRSL 2010-2014
2021-2044 Alco RS32 24 Ex-NYC 8021-8044
2050-2059 Alco C430 10 Ex-NYC 2050-2059
2100-2112 EMD GP20 13 Ex-NYC 6100-6105, 6107,61 08, 6110-6114
2188-2197 EMD GP30 10 Ex-NYC 6115-6124
2198-2249 EMD GP30 52 Ex-PRR 2250, 2251, 2200-2249
2250-2308 EMD GP35 109 Ex-PRR 2309, 2310, 2252-2308
2309-2351 EMD GP35 53 Ex-PRR 2369, 2370, 2311-2351
2353-2368 EMD GP35 16 Ex-PRR 2353-2368
2369-2398* EMD GP35 30* Ex-NYC 6125-6154
2399 EMD GP35 1 Ex-NYC 6155, exx-EMD 1964, nee-EMD 5661 (displayed at 1964 NY World's Fair)
2400-2414 Alco RS27 15 Ex-PRR 2400-2414
2415 Alco C424 1 Ex-PRR 2415
2416-2446 Alco C425 31 Ex-PRR 2416-2446
2450-2459 Alco C425 10 Ex-NH 2550-2559
2500-2569 GE U25B 70 Ex-NYC 2500-2569
2600-2658 GE U25B 59 Ex-PRR 2500-48, 2649-58
2660-2685 GE U25B 26 Ex-NH 2500-2525
2700-2776 GE U23B 77 .
2822, 2823 GE U28B 2 Ex-NYC 2822, 2823
2830-2857 GE U30B 28 Ex-NYC 2830-2857
2858, 2859 GE U33B 2 Ex-NYC 2858, 2859; First production U33B's
2860-2889 GE U30B 30 Ex-NYC 2860-2889; 2889 was GE's 1,000th road unit built.
2890-2970 GE U33B 81 2956-2970 were orginally ordered as Rock Island 4510-4524 but order was cancelled.
3000-3104 EMD GP40 105 Ex-NYC 3000-3104; 3036 was first production GP40.
3105-3259 EMD GP40 155 .
3260-3274 EMD GP40 15 Ex-EMD 11-20, 22-26
7675-7939 (2nd) EMD GP38 264 7934 & 7935 were originally ordered by LV but sold to PC.
7940-8162 EMD GP38-2 223 .

* * * PASSENGER CAB UNITS * * *

Road Number Builder & Model Qty. (2/1/68) Notes
4000-4035* EMD E7A 30 Ex-NYC 4000-4035*; 4003 & 4020 rebuilt as E8Am's.
4036-4095* EMD E8A 58 Ex-NYC 4036-4095*
4100-4113 EMD E7B 14 Ex-NYC 4100-4113
4114-4127* EMD E7B 13 Ex-PRR 5900B, 5840B-5864B(Even #s)
4150-4163* EMD F7B 8 Ex-PRR 9832B-9858B(Even #s)*
4200-4245* EMD E7A 41 Ex-PRR 5900, 5901, 5840A-5883A*
4246-4319* EMD E8A 74 Ex-PRR 5700's, 5800's(Not in order)*
4320-4328 EMD E8A 9 Ex-PC/NYC 4000's*
4332-4371* EMD FP7 40 Ex-PRR 9832A-9871A*
5000-5059 EMD FL9 60 Ex-NH 2000-2059

 

* * * ELECTRICS * * *

Original Number Builder & Model Qty. (2/1/68) Notes
4400-4457 GE E44 58 Ex-PRR 4400-4457
4458-4465 GE E44a 8 Ex-PRR 4458-4465
4600-4610 GE E33 11 Ex-NH 300-310, nee-Virginian
4622 Alco/GE P-2a 1 Ex-NYC 222
4623-4642 Alco/GE P-2b 20 Ex-NYC 223-242
4655 Alco/GE T-1a 1 Ex-NYC 255
4662 Alco/GE T-2a 1 Ex-NYC 262
4663, 4666, 4667, 4669, 4671 GE T-2b 5 Ex-NYC 263, 266, 267, 269, 271
4673-4676, 4678-4680 Alco/GE T-3a 7 Ex-NYC 273-276, 278-280
4702-4733* Alco/GE S-2 14 Ex-NYC 102-133
4751-4757 PRR/Allis-Chalmers B-1 6 Ex-PRR 3912, 3913, 5685-5693*
4780, 4781 PRR/West. DD-1 2 Ex-PRR 3936, 3937
4790 PRR/GE L-6 1 Ex-PRR 5939
4791 Lima L-6a 1 Ex-PRR 5940
4800 BLW/GE GG-1 1 Ex-PRR 4800; First GG-1 built and only one with riveted carbody.
4801-4814* GE GG-1 8 Ex-PRR 4801-4814*
4815, 4816 BLW/PRR/West. GG-1 2 Ex-PRR 4815, 4816
4818-4938* GE/West. GG-1 110 Ex-PRR 4818-4938*
4970-4977 GE E40 8 Ex-NH 371-377, 379

* * * EARLY ROAD SWITCHERS * * *

Original Number 2nd Number Builder & Model Qty. (2/1/68) Notes
3800-3829 -- EMD GP9B 30 Ex-PRR 7175B-7204B
3830-3839 -- EMD GP9B 10 Ex-PRR 7230B-7239B
5100-5112* -- FM H16-44 12 Ex-NYC 7000-7012*
5150-5159* -- FM H16-44 1 Ex-PRR 8807-8816*
5160-5174 -- FM H16-44 15 Ex-NH 1600-1614
5207, 10, 12, 15, 21, 29 -- Alco RS2 6 Ex-NYC 8207, 10, 12, 15, 21, 29
5203, 5205, 5223-5352* -- Alco RS3 79 Ex-NYC 8203, 8205, 8223-8352*
5400, 5401(1st) -- Alco RS3 2 Ex-PRR 8600, 8601
5401(2nd) -- Alco RS2 1 Ex-LV 212(1st)
5402-5405, 5409, 5411 -- Alco RS3 6 Ex-PRR 8602-05, 8909, 8592
5413-5416 -- Alco RS3 4 Ex-PRR 8903, 04, 8435, 36
5418-5436* -- Alco RS3 16 Ex-PRR 8818-8836*
5437-5442 -- Alco RS3 6 Ex-PRR 8437-8442
5443-5451 -- Alco RS3 9 Ex-PRR 8593-99, 90, 91
5452-5470 -- Alco RS3 19 Ex-PRR 8452-8470
5461(2nd) -- Alco RS2 1 Ex-LV 210(1st)
5471-5484 -- Alco RS3 14 Ex-NH 500-series*
5500-5530 -- Alco RS3 31 Ex-NYC 8247-8291*
5531-5536, 5544(2nd) -- Alco RS3 7 Ex-NH 500-series*
5537-5555* -- Alco RS3 16 Ex-PRR 8800-series*
5554, 5559, 5561, 5564, 5566, 5570 -- Alco RS3 6 Ex-NH 500-series*
5557-5565* -- Alco RS3 5 Ex-PRR 8900-series*
5567-5584* -- Alco RS3 17 Ex-PRR 8400-series*; 5569(PRR 8445) built with high short hood, s/g equipped
5585-5598 -- Alco RS3 14 Ex-NH 500-series*
5600-5625 -- EMD GP7 26 Ex-NYC same #s; 5612-5625 sublettered P&E
5626-5712* -- EMD GP7 76 Ex-NYC 5626-5712*
5719 -- EMD GP7 1 Ex-P&LE 5719
5738-5812* -- EMD GP7 42 Ex-NYC 5738-5812*
5818-5827 -- EMD GP7 10 Ex-NYC 5818-5827, nee-C&O 5720-5729; GMD built.
5840-5844 -- EMD GP7 5 Ex-PRR 8840-8844
5845-5892* -- EMD GP7 55 Ex-PRR 8500-series*
5895-5899 -- EMD GP7 5 Ex-PRR 8805, 8806, 8797-8799
5900-5927* -- EMD GP7 26 Ex-NYC 5700, 5800-series*
5950-5959 -- EMD GP7 10 Ex-PRR 8500-series*
6700-6708 (1st) 6799 FM H24-66 9 Ex-PRR 8700-8707, 8699
6800-6805 -- Alco RSD5 6 Ex-PRR 8446-8451
6806-6810 -- Alco RSD7 5 Ex-PRR 8606-8610
6811-6816 -- Alco RSD15 6 Ex-PRR 8611-8616
6855-6879 -- Alco RSD12 23 Ex-PRR 8655-8679
6900-6924 -- EMD SD9 25 Ex-PRR 7600-7624
6950, 6951 (1st) 6998, 6999 EMD SD7 2 Ex-PRR 8588, 8589
6966-6974* -- BLH AS616 9 Ex-PRR 8966-8974
6975, 6976 -- BLH AS616 2 Ex-PRR 8111, 8112; s/g equipped
7000-7269* -- EMD GP9 268 Ex-PRR 7000-7269*
7300-7303 -- EMD GP9 4 Ex-NYC(CUT) 5900-5903
7304-7327, 7346-7475* -- EMD GP9 139 Ex-NYC 5904-6075*; 7429-7440 were GMD built.
7348, 7369, 7380, 7420, 7452, 7519 -- EMD GP7 6 Ex-NYC 5900/6000-series
7500-7518* 7329-7344, 7347* EMD GP9 15 Ex-NYC 5900-series*
7530-7559* 7270-7298* EMD GP9 19 Ex-NH 1200-1229
7600-7608 -- Alco RS11 9 Ex-NYC 8000-8008
7617-7654* -- Alco RS11 33 Ex-PRR 8617-8654*
7660-7674 -- Alco RS11 15 Ex-NH 1400-1414
8050-8053 8300-8302 BLW DRS44-1000 4 Ex-PRR 9276, 5591-93
8062, 8063 8398, 8399 L-H 1200 h.p.R/S 2 Ex-NYC 6210, 6211 (EMD-repowered)
8067-8083* -- BLW RS12 16 Ex-NYC 6220-6236*
8084-8091 8303-8306 BLW RS12 8 Ex-PRR 8975, 8110, 8776, 8107-09, 05, 06
9900-9913 -- Alco RS1 14 Ex-NYC 8100-8113
9914-9940 -- Alco RS1 37 Ex-PRR 5600 / 5900 / 8400 / 8800 series
9941-9946 -- Alco RS1 6 Ex-NH 0662-0665, 0667, 0671
9948, 9949 9949A, 9949B AEH-12/Slug 1 Ex-PC 6803(2nd), 6811
9950-9984 -- Alco RS3m (EMD-repowered) 35 Ex-PC 5200 / 5300 / 5400 / 5500-series

* * * MODERN 6-AXLE ROAD SWITHCERS * * *

Road Number Builder & Model Qty. (2/1/68) Notes
6000-6039 EMD SD35 40 Ex-PRR 6000-6039
6040-6104 EMD SD40 65 Ex-PRR 6040-6104
6105-6234 EMD SD45 130 Ex-PRR 6105-6234
6235-6239 EMD SD45 5 .
6240-6284 EMD SD40 45 .
6300-6314 Alco C628 15 Ex-PRR 6300-6314
6315-6329 Alco C630 15 Ex-PRR 6315-6329
6330-6344 Alco C636 15 .
6500-6519 GE U25C 20 Ex-PRR 6500-6519
6520-6534 GE U28C 15 Ex-PRR 6520-6534
6535-6539 GE U30C 5 Ex-PRR 6535-6539
6540-6559 GE U30C 20 6540 was first U33C built.
6560-6563 GE U33C 4 .
6700-6718 (2nd) GE U23C 19 .
6925-6959 EMD SD38 35 .

* * * YARD SWITCHERS * * *

Original Number 2nd Number Builder & Model Qty. (2/1/68) Notes
7800-7885* (1st) 8350-8380* BLW DS44-660 56 Ex-PRR 9000/9100/9200 series
7886-7893* (1st) 8381-8386* BLW DS44-750 7 Ex-PRR 5500/5600 series
7894-7899* (1st) -- BLH S-8 2 Ex-PRR 5994- 5999*
7900-7913* (1st) 8387, 8388 BLW DS44-750 10 Ex-PRR 5500/5600 series
7914-8046* (1st) 8263-8297* BLW DS44-1000 99 Ex-PRR 5500/5900/ 9000/ 9100/9200 series
8047, 8048 (1st) -- BLW VO1000 2 Ex-NYC 9300, 9301
8092-8112* (1st) 8308-8316* BLH S-12 12 Ex-NYC 9308-9328*
8113-8199* (1st) 8317-8344* BLH S-12 61 Ex-PRR 8100/8700/8900 series
8206-8210* -- FM H10-44 3 Ex-NYC 9106-9110*
8211-8262* -- FM H10-44 29 Ex-PRR 5900 / 9000 / 9100 / 9200 series
8300-8326* (1st) -- FM H12-44 17 Ex-NYC 9100 series
8327-8342* (1st) -- FM H12-44 8 Ex-PRR 8700 seires
8400-8500* -- EMD SW1 90 Ex-NYC 500/600/700 series; Some units sublettered CR&I.
8501-8599* -- EMD SW1 83 Ex-PRR 5900 / 9100 / 9200 / 9400 series; 8511(PRR 5911) was PRR's first diesel.
8600-8627 -- EMD SW8 28 Ex-NYC 9600-9627
8605 (2nd) -- EMD SW8 1 Ex-Despatch Shops(DSI) 15
8628-8646 -- EMD SW900 19 Ex-NYC 9628-9646; Some units sublettered CUT
8647-8678* -- EMD NW2 32 Ex-PRR 5900 / 9100 / 9200 series
8683-8699 -- EMD NW2 17 Ex-NYC 9500-9516, nee-NYO&W 114, 116-131
8700-8704, 8750-8773 -- EMD NW2 29 Ex-NYC 8700-8704, 8750-8773
8795-8802 -- EMD NW2 8 Ex-IHB 8795-8802
8803-8810 -- EMD NW2 8 Ex-NYC 8803-8810
8836-8841 -- EMD SW7 6 Ex-NYC 8836-8841; Some units sublettered CR&I
8842-8850 -- EMD SW7 9 Ex-IHB 8842-8850
8851-8855 -- EMD SW7 5 Ex-NYC 8851-8855
8872-8874 -- EMD SW7 3 Ex-IHB 8872-8874
8880-8903 -- EMD SW7 24 Ex-NYC 8880-8903
8904-8906, 8908-8910 -- EMD SW7 3 Ex-NYC(P&E) 8904-8906, 8908-8910
8907 -- EMD SW7 1 Ex-IHB 8715
8911-9001* -- EMD SW9 72 Ex-NYC 8911-9001*
9009-9034 -- EMD SW1200 26 Ex-PRR 7909-7934
9035-9041 -- EMD SW7 7 Ex-PRR 9300 series
9042-9044 -- EMD SW9 3 Ex-PRR 8542-8544
9045-9049 -- EMD SW7 5 Ex-PRR 9300 series
9050-9058 -- EMD SW1200 9 Ex-PRR 7900-7908
9059, 9060 -- EMD SW9 2 Ex-PRR 8859, 8860
9061-9094 -- EMD SW7 34 Ex-PRR 9300 series
9075 (2nd) -- EMD NW2u 1 Ex-PC 8754
9095, 9096 -- EMD SW9 2 Ex-PRR 8869, 8870
9097, 9098 -- EMD SW7 2 Ex-PRR 8871, 8872
9099-9111 -- EMD NW2u 13 Ex-PC 8600 series
9113-9133 -- EMD SW9 21 Ex-PRR 8513-8533
9133(2nd) 9153 EMD NW2u 1 Ex-PC 8704
9150-9152, 9154-9179 -- EMD NW2u 30 Ex-PC 8600/9000 series
9180-9199 -- EMD SW1200 20 Ex-NH 640-659
(9216-9221) -- EMD SW1500 7 Built as PC units but transferred to IHB.
9223-9227 -- EMD SW1500 5 Ex-IHB 9223-9227
9300-9347* -- Alco S1 25 Ex-NYC 800 series
9348-9380* -- Alco S3 17 Ex-NYC 800/900 series
9382-9394* -- Alco S1 8 Ex-NYC 800 series
9395-9402* -- Alco S3 6 Ex-NYC 800/900 series
9405, 9406, 9408 -- Alco S1 3 Ex-NYC 951, 952, 954
9411 -- Alco HH660 1 Ex-NH 0924
9412-9436, 9447-9449, 9457-9459 -- Alco S1 31 Ex-NH 0935-0977*
9437-9446 -- Alco S1 10 Ex-PRR 9200 series
9451, 9452, 9454-9456 -- Alco S1 5 Ex-PRR 9101, 9102, 5954-5956
9461-9470 -- Alco S1 10 Ex-PRR 5600 series
9473-9485* -- Alco S3 10 Ex-PRR 8700/8800 series
9486-9499 -- Alco S1 14 Ex-NH 0778-0995*
9500-9583 -- EMD SW1500 84 .
9600-9661* -- Alco S2 52 Ex-NYC 8500 series; 8505(2nd) exx-D&H 3024
9663-9703* -- Alco S4 39 Ex-NYC 8500/8600 series
9704, 9705 -- Alco S2 2 Ex-NYC 851, 869(2nd), nee-D&H 3031, 3032
9706-9727* -- Alco S2 16 Ex-NYC 8500 series
9729, 9730 -- Alco S4 2 Ex-NYC 8598, 8623
9731, 9732 -- Alco S2 2 Ex-NYC 8541, 8548
9733-9765* -- Alco S4 23 Ex-NYC 8600 series
9768-9777* -- Alco S4 10 Ex-PRR 8400 series
9778-9787* -- Alco S2 10 Ex-PRR 5600/9200 series
9788-9801, 9803* -- Alco S4 14 Ex-PRR 8800/8900 series
9802, 9804-9814* -- Alco S2 11 Ex-PRR 5600/9100/9200 series
9815, 9817 -- Alco S4 2 Ex-PRR 8487, 8887
9816, 9818-9821 -- Alco S2 4 Ex-PRR 5600/5900 series
9822, 9823, 9830-9834 -- Alco S4 7 Ex-PRR 8400 series
9824-9828, 9836-9842 -- Alco S2 12 Ex-PRR 5600/5900 series
9844-9849 -- Alco T6 6 Ex-PRR 8424-8429
9850-9860 -- Alco S2 11 Ex-NH 0600-0621*
9999 -- GE 44 Ton 1 Ex-PRR 9353

* = Some units retired, not a solid block.

Qty. = Units on the roster as of February 1, 1968.

* * * NOTES * * *

Abbreviations:


Alco    American Locomotive Co.
BLH     Baldwin Lima-Hamilton
BLW     Baldwin Locomoitve Works
C&O     Chesapeake & Ohio
CR&I    Chicago River & Indiana
CUT     Cleveland Union Terminal
D&H     Delaware & Hudson
D&RGW   Denver & Rio Grande Western
EMD     Electro Motive Division
FM      Fairbanks Morse
GE      General Electric
IHB     Indiana Harbor Belt
L-H     Lima-Hamilton
LV      Lehigh Valley
NH      New Haven
NYC     New York Central
NYO&W   New York Ontario & Western
P&E     Peoria & Eastern
P&LE    Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
PRR     Pennsylvania RR
PRSL    Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
West    Westinghouse

Source of information: Extra 2200 South, Penn Central Power by R.J. Yanosey

Additional info/updates provided by: xxxxx

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