VIRGINIAN GE EL-C #135

GE EL-C Description

 

Manufacturer: General Electric

Production era: 1955 – 1957

Maximum speed: 65 mph

12 were produced, all for the Virginian Railway

Electricity source: overhead lines.The Virginian Railway electrified its tracks between Roanoke, VA and Mullins, WV (a distance of 133.6 miles) in April 1925.

Although they proved to be a very successful design, no more EL-Cs were produced due to the small number of railroads with electric lines.

All 12 EL-Cs were sold to the New Haven Railroad for operation between New Haven, CT and New York City.

# 135

 

Manufactured in 1956

Pulled coal trains from 1956 to 1962.

Acquired by the N&W in the 1959 merger with the Virginian Railway.

Removed from service in 1962 when the N&W dismantled the electrified lines in favor of an all diesel fleet.

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