CLEVELAND TERMINAL ELECTRIC No 1053.

WOW WHAT  A PIECE OF ENGINEERING. DESIGNATED P-1a.

THIS LOCOMOTIVE IS THE THIRD OF 22 LOCOMOTIVES BUILT BY SCHENECTADY (ALCO ) AND GENERAL ELECTRIC IN 1929 - 30. THEY WERE 80' LONG COUPLER TO COUPLER AND POWERED BY 6 GENERAL ELECTRIC -278c MOTORS. THEY RAN AT 3000 D.C. LINE VOLTAGE. CARRIED A TRAIN HEATING BOILER WHICH HAD 671 GALLONS OF WATER AND 102 GALLONS OF OIL.

THESE WERE THE FIRST 2 - C + C - 2 ELECTRIC'S IN AMERICA.

THESE WERE THE FORERUNNERS TO THE NEW HAVEN 0350 SERIES LOCOMOTIVES AND THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL GG-1's OF THE RIVAL PENNSYLVANIA  RAILROAD COMPANY.

ALL PHOTOGRAPHS BY OTTO PERRY

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PENNSYLVANIA CLASS GG-1 LOCOMOTIVE

NEW HAVEN CLASS 0350 LOCOMOTIVE

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CLEVELAND UNION TERMINAL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES