Pennsylvania Railroad class CC2s explained

PRR Class CC2s
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Baldwin
Serialnumber:51716, 51867, 51904, 51938, 51973, 51994, 52054, 52227, 52291 and 52372
Builddate:April–September 1919
Whytetype:0-8-8-0
Tubesandflues:42square feet
Fireboxarea:76square feet
Operator:Pennsylvania Railroad
Operatorclass:CC2s
Numinclass:10
Fleetnumbers:7250, 7332, 7335, 7649, 7693, 9357-9359, 8158 and 8183
Locale:Northeastern United States
Preservedunits:None preserved
Scrapdate:October 1947–April 1949
Disposition:All 10 scrapped
Notes:Sources:[1]

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) class CC2s consisted of ten 0-8-8-0 compound articulated (Mallet) type of steam locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1919 for PRR. These were used for transfer runs, and used for switching as "yard hump" power.

By 1957, all steam locomotives of the PRR were retired when the PRR switched from steam to diesel. These large engines continued to pull heavy transfer runs throughout the 1940s the PRR sold them for scrap between October 1947 and April 1949.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pennsylvania Other Articulated Locomotives of the USA. SteamLocomotive.com. Steve. Llanso. August 7, 2016.