The Pennsylvania Railroad class C1 was a heavy 0-8-0 steam switching locomotive built at the railroad's Juniata shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and introduced in 1925. The 0-8-0 was common on most American railroads but not on the Pennsylvania, which used its 2-8-0 Consolidation type when it needed larger motive power. The railroad wanted the best power for switching duties at rail yards and interchanges, and the C1 was the heaviest two-cylinder 0-8-0 switcher ever produced, with a calculated tractive effort of 76,154 pounds-force. All C1 locomotives were withdrawn and scrapped between 1948 and 1953.
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built at the railroad's Juniata shops in Altoona
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introduced in 1925
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All C1s were withdrawn and scrapped between 1948 and 1953
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class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive
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class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive
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class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive
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built at the railroad's Juniata shops in Altoona
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The PRR C1 was the Pennsylvania Railroad's class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive
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The PRR C1 was the Pennsylvania Railroad's class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive
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