Pennsylvania Railroad class C1 explained

Pennsylvania Railroad C1
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Pennsylvania Railroad
Builddate:1925, 1927
Totalproduction:90
Whytetype:0-8-0
Uicclass:Dh
Driverdiameter:563NaN3
Axleload:740001NaN1
Locoweight:2780001NaN1
Fueltype:Coal
Boilerpressure:2502NaN2
Cylindercount:Two
Cylindersize:27x
Valvegear:Walschaerts
Valvetype:Piston
Tractiveeffort:761541NaN1
Fleetnumbers:6550–6639
Retiredate:1948–1953
Disposition:All scrapped

The PRR C1 was the Pennsylvania Railroad's class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive, used in switching service. The 0-8-0 was common on most railroads, but not on PRR; when the railroad needed bigger motive power, they used the 2-8-0 "Consolidation". The PRR wanted the best motive power to handle the switching chores at rail yards and interchanges, and the C1 class was the heaviest two-cylinder 0-8-0 switcher ever produced. Calculated tractive effort was 76,154 lb, based on 78% MEP with 60% maximum cutoff. All C1s were retired between 1948 and 1953, none being preserved.