The T-Motor was the New York Central class designation for its second family of electric locomotives, the T-1a, T-1b, T-2a, T-2b and T-3a, co-built by ALCO and General Electric from 1913 to 1926. They took over main line passenger duties from the S-Motors and ran only on the third rail territory out of Grand Central Terminal onto the Hudson and Harlem Divisions. Because no wheels were unpowered, all of a T-Motor weight went into tractive effort, which made the class more powerful and faster than the S-Motors, and it hauled everything from commuter trains to the 20th Century Limited. Six survived into the Penn Central era before New Haven FL9 units replaced them. The one survivor, number 278, was delivered to the Danbury Railway Museum in January 2024 and awaits cosmetic restoration.
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given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built T-1a, T-1b, T-2a, T-2b, and T-3a electric locomotives
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from Grand Central Terminal on to the Hudson and Harlem Divisions
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Lead, locomotive type
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built T-1a, T-1b, T-2a, T-2b, and T-3a electric locomotives
Lead, electric locomotives
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built T-1a, T-1b, T-2a, T-2b, and T-3a electric locomotives
Retirement and preservation
One T Motor, NYC 278, survived in derelict condition near Albany, New York
History, build or service year
ALCO and GE co-built T-Motors from 1913 to 1926
Lead, builder
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built T-1a, T-1b, T-2a, T-2b, and T-3a electric locomotives
Origin and builder
from Grand Central Terminal on to the Hudson and Harlem Divisions
In Group: Main-Line Electric Locomotives, Lead, type of locomotive
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built T-1a, T-1b, T-2a, T-2b, and T-3a electric locomotives
Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, rail locomotive
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built T-1a, T-1b, T-2a, T-2b, and T-3a electric locomotives
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given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built T-1a, T-1b, T-2a, T-2b, and T-3a electric locomotives
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