Pennsylvania Railroad class HH1

The Pennsylvania Railroad class HH1s/Y3s are four-cylinder compound articulated locomotives that consisted of only just six examples of ex-Norfolk and Western Railway Y3 class 2-8-8-2 (Whyte notation) wheel arrangement. These 2-8-8-2 steam locomotives were similar to the Norfolk & Western Class Y3 2-8-8-2s but with some minor PRR Alterations on them, such as the keystone number plate that was mounted centrally on the small smokebox door and had fitted a little shelter known as a "Doghouse" onto the tender of the locomotive.

Pennsylvania Railroad Class HH1 (Ex-Norfolk & Western Class Y3)
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderRoanoke Shops
Build date1943
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte2-8-8-2
  UIC1DD1
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Leading dia.30 in (762 mm)
Driver dia.58 in (1,473 mm) (as built 57 in (1,448 mm)
Trailing dia.30 in (762 mm)
Loco weight582,900 lb (264.4 tonnes)
Tender weight961,500 lb (436.1 tonnes)
Total weight1,544,400 lb (700.52805623 Tonnes)
Boiler102.5 in (2,604 mm)
CylindersFour: two low-pressure (front), two high-pressure (rear)
High-pressure cylinder25 in × 32 in (635 mm × 813 mm)
Low-pressure cylinder39 in × 32 in (991 mm × 813 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Career
OperatorsPennsylvania Railroad
Number in class373-378
Scrapped1951
DispositionAll Scrapped

History

The HH1's roots trace back to the Norfolk & Western Railway, where they had once been in charge of general merchandise freight traffic as heavy haulers and subsequently helper service as bankers.

The Pennsylvania Railroad bought six of the N&W class Y3s in 1943 and designated their 2-8-8-2s as the "HH1". They were used in general freight traffic and helper service on the Pennsylvania Railroad similar to their lives on the Norfolk & Western.

These 2-8-8-2 Steam locomotives were generally found in the west of Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Fate

Shockingly enough, their careers on the Pennsylvania Railroad were eventually cut short, due to Pennsylvania Railroad's Class J1 2-10-4 Texas type locomotives, and by 1951, all six of them had been retired from active service and they were all sadly broken up for scrap.

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