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Viewing Album:  New Haven EP-3's
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:2/23/1958 - 3/2/1958
Album Info:These are old small b&w photos of the first group of GE electric units labeled "EP" for "electric - passenger" service rather than "EF" for "electric freight" service. In 1931 General Electric provided the New Haven Railroad with 10 box cab locomotives numbered 351-360 with a 2-C+C-2 wheel arrangement delivering starting tractive effort of 68,400 pounds and continuous tractive effort of 18,000 pounds rated at 2740 continuous horsepower. This was sufficient to start and haul 15 80-ton Pullmans at up to 80mph. After 1933 when the Pennsylvania extended 11,000V AC service to Penn Station in New York City, the EP-3’s could run directly into the station without cutting off at Sunnyside and using PRR DD-1’s to haul the train from Sunnyside into Penn Station. In 1946 unit 360 was renumbered to 350 so the series became 350-359. The New Haven EP-3 was used as a test platform by the PRR in 1933 which led to the development of the famous Pennsylvania GG-1. Between 1945- 1951 two subclasses existed while the locomotives were improved by the replacement of air-cooled transformers (EP-3a) with pyranol-cooled transformers (EP-3b). The cooling system change eliminated winter and storm problems with the air-cooled transformers and improved electrical resistance provided by the pyranol cooling allowed for an increase in continuous tractive effort to 19,700 pounds. The first EP-3 was condemned in 1959 (351) and the last run was made by 358 in 1961. All units were condemned and scrapped.
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NH EP-3b #353 - New York, New Haven & Hartford
Title:  NH EP-3b #353 - New York, New Haven & Hartford
Description:  This New Haven unit has the distinction of being the first of the EP-3 units to be removed from service. The unknown photographer notes on the back of the photo "1st 0350 out of service. Failed during 1958." Eventually it was retired in 1959 with the others following by 1961.
Photo Date:  2/23/1958  Upload Date: 10/31/2013 7:05:07 AM
Location:  New Haven, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NH 353(2-C-C-2)
Views:  826   Comments: 0
NH EP-3b #355 - New York, New Haven & Hartford
Title:  NH EP-3b #355 - New York, New Haven & Hartford
Description:  One of the 1931 General Electric boxcab units built for the New Haven railroad. The EP designation signifies that it was an "electric passenger" service unit. NH 154 is in the background. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  3/2/1958  Upload Date: 10/31/2013 7:04:29 AM
Location:  New Haven, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NH 355(2-C-C-2)
Views:  1314   Comments: 0
NH EP-3b #350, ex-#360 - New York, New Haven & Hartford
Title:  NH EP-3b #350, ex-#360 - New York, New Haven & Hartford
Description:  Here is another EP-3 unit, again built by GE in 1931. This one started out as #0360 but was renumbered 0350 and eventually the "0" was dropped. The unknown photographer noted on the back of this photo "Heaviest snow in years - no roads open - NY open - RR ran late".
Photo Date:  3/17/1958  Upload Date: 10/31/2013 7:04:57 AM
Location:  Bridgeport, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NH 350(2-C-C-2)
Views:  990   Comments: 1

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