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The class H5 were a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives that were built for the Pennsylvania Railroad. They were pusher locomotives designed with high tractive effort for maximum force on short-distance helper assistance on the mountains of Altoona.

History and Design[]

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Service and Retirement[]

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Stock List[]

Number(s) Builder and Year Retired and Scrapped Notes
19 (Ren. TP&W Ry. #21) PRR Juniata, 1898. Unknown Sold to New Owner, June 1924.
38 PRR Juniata, 10/1898. June 1924
82 PRR Juniata, 1898. Sometime in the 1920s
208 PRR Juniata, 1898. June 1924
220 PRR Juniata, 1898. January 1926
872 PRR Juniata, 6/1898. December 1924 First production H5, also pulled record load in August 1898.
1420 PRR Juniata, 1898. April 1925
1430 PRR Juniata, 1898. June 1924
1431 PRR Juniata, 1898. June 1924
1432 PRR Juniata, 1898. June 1924
1668 PRR Juniata, 1898. October 1925
1669 (Ren. TP&W Ry. #20) PRR Juniata, 1898. Unknown Sold to New Owner, June 1924.
1740 PRR Juniata, 1898. April 1925
2748 PRR Juniata, 1898. February 1926 Last Active H5 on Pennsy.
1749 PRR Juniata, 1898. June 1924

Trivia[]

  • The H5 design, although few were built, they were the Inspiration of the H6 class 2-8-0s introduced in 1899 for Freight Service.
  • When built in 1898, they were briefly the most powerful and largest Eight-coupled locomotives in service as only the Altoona Turntables could fit they're long wheelbase.
  • On August 8th, 1898 Engine No. 872 hauled 130 loaded cars of Coal, weighing 5,212 Tons which once was a record high at the time.

Pennsylvania Railroad

Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad
A (0-4-0): A1A2A3A4A5A6
B (0-6-0): B1 (s)B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B1 (e)B28B29
C (0-8-0): C1C29C30C31
D (4-4-0): D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9D10D11D12D13D14D15D16D17D18D19D20D21D22D23D24D25D26D27D27D28D28D29D30D31D32D33D34D35D36D37D38D39D61"Odd D" #10003
E (4-4-2): E1E2E3E4E5E6E7E21E22E23E28de Glehn
F (2-6-0): F1F2F3F21F22F23F24F25F26F27F30F31F61
G (4-6-0): G1G2G3G4G5G53
H (2-8-0): H1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10
I (2-10-0): I1s
J (2-6-2 and 2-10-4): J1J28
K (4-6-2): K1K2K3K4K5K21sK28sK29s
L (2-8-2): L1sL2sL5L6
M (4-8-2): M1
N (2-10-2): N1sN2s
O (4-4-4): O1
P (4-6-4): P5
Q (4-6-4-4 and 4-4-6-4): Q1Q2
R (4-8-4): R1
S (6-4-4-6 and 6-8-6): S1S2
T (4-4-4-4): T1
Articulated steam locomotives: CC1sCC2sHC1sHH1HH1sHH2s
Articulated electric locomotives: AA1BB1BB2BB3DD1DD2FF1FF2GG1
Non-standard: E2bE3bE3cE44
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