Pennsylvania Railroad Odd D 10003 Explained

PRR Odd D 10003
Powertype:Electric
Builder:Baldwin and Westinghouse
Builddate:1907
Totalproduction:1
Aarwheels:2-B
Uicclass:2'B
Wheeldiameter:72inches
Electricsystem:11 kV, AC, 25 Hz
Collectionmethod:Pantograph

Pennsylvania Railroad's Odd D #10003 was an experimental electric locomotive built in 1907 by Baldwin and Westinghouse.[1] It had a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 2-B in the AAR scheme. On the PRR, class D was assigned to 4-4-0 locomotives. Production classes of locomotive were assigned a number after the letter, but one-off locomotives were simply designated "Odd".

In testing, #10003 proved to be more stable at speed than the two class AA1 B-B locomotives the PRR had also constructed, so its 4-4-0 arrangement and high center of gravity was chosen as the design for the PRR's DD1 production locomotives.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Soloman, Brian . Electric Locomotives . 2003 . MBI Publishing . Saint Paul, MN . 978-0-7603-1359-6 . 44.