New Haven EP-1

New Haven EP-1
New Haven EP-1 No. 027, circa 1915. Note the small DC pantograph between the two larger AC pantographs.
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Baldwin-Westinghouse Build date 1905–1908 Total produced 41
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B as built 1-B-B-1 modified  • UIC Bo'Bo' as built (1'Bo)(Bo1') modified  • Commonwealth Bo-Bo as built 1Bo-Bo1 modified Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Wheel diameter 62 inches (1,600 mm) Length 37 feet 6+1⁄2 inches (11.443 m) Loco weight 102 short tons (93 t) Electric system/s 660 V DC 11 kV 25 Hz AC Current pickup(s) Pantograph Contact shoe Traction motors 4 × Westinghouse 130 MU working Yes
Performance figures Maximum speed 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) Power output 1,420 horsepower (1,060 kW)
Career Operators New Haven Class EP-1 Numbers 01–041 Delivered 1905–1908 Retired 1947 Disposition All scrapped
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The New Haven EP-1 was a class of boxcab electric locomotives built by Baldwin-Westinghouse for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The locomotives were part of an electrification project undertaken by the New Haven between Grand Central Terminal in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut. Baldwin-Westinghouse delivered 41 locomotives between 1905–1908, and the New Haven retired the last in 1947.