PRR D14

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PRR D14
PRR D14
PRR D14a #1651 in its builders' photograph
Power type Steam
Builder PRR Altoona Works[1]
Build date 1893/4[1]
Total production 22[1]
Configuration 4-4-0
UIC classification 2'B
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Leading wheel size 36 in (0.91 m)[2]
Driver size 78 in (1.98 m) (D14)
80 in (2.03 m) (D14a)
68 in (1.73 m) (D14b/c)[2][1]
Wheelbase 22 ft 8.5 in (6.92 m)[2]
Length 57 ft 6.25 in (17.53 m) (including tender)[2]
Height 15 ft (4.57 m)[2]

Class D14 on the Pennsylvania Railroad was a type of steam locomotive with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation.[3] They were originally designated class P in the PRR's pre-1895 classification scheme. Twenty-two locomotives were built; six in 1893 with 78 in (1.98 m) driving wheels, and sixteen in 1894 with 80 in (2.03 m) drivers, classified D14a.[1] Later, all sixteen class D14a were rebuilt to class D14b with 68 in (1.73 m) drivers for secondary service after they were replaced in top-flight express service, while three of the six class D14 were similarly rebuilt to class D14c.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Chamberlin, Clint. PRR Steam Roster. Northeast Rails. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e Pennsylvania Railroad. PRR D14 Diagram. PRR.Railfan.net. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
  3. ^ Staufer, Alvin F. and Pennypacker, Bert (1962). Pennsy Power: Steam and Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1900–1957. Staufer. LOC 62-20878.