The S-Motor was the New York Central class designation for its first fleet of electric locomotives, the S-1, S-2, S-2a and S-3 types built jointly by ALCO and General Electric. The prototype, number 6000, was built in 1904, and the class is credited as the first mass produced main line electric locomotive design. The order followed a fatal 1902 accident in the Park Avenue Tunnel, after which New York banned steam locomotives from the city and the railroad rebuilt Grand Central Terminal around electric power. A derailment on the Harlem Line in 1907 killed 24 people and led to the whole class being rebuilt with two axle leading and trailing trucks. Newer T-Motors displaced the class from main line work in 1913, and the last unit was retired in 1981 after 75 years in service. Three S-Motors were preserved.
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given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built S-1, S-2, S-2a and S-3 electric locomotives
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on a track near both Alco and GE plants in Schenectady, New York
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Lead, locomotive type
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built S-1, S-2, S-2a and S-3 electric locomotives
Lead, electric locomotives
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built S-1, S-2, S-2a and S-3 electric locomotives
Lead, traction motors
which used the axle shaft as the motor armature
Retirement and preservation
Three S-Motors were preserved including the prototype #100.
History, build or service year
with the prototype #6000 being constructed in 1904
Lead, builder
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built S-1, S-2, S-2a and S-3 electric locomotives
Origin and builder
on a track near both Alco and GE plants in Schenectady, New York
In Group: Main-Line Electric Locomotives, Lead, type of locomotive
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built S-1, S-2, S-2a and S-3 electric locomotives
Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, rail locomotive
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built S-1, S-2, S-2a and S-3 electric locomotives
Of Make: New York Central Railroad, Lead, owning railroad
given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE built S-1, S-2, S-2a and S-3 electric locomotives
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