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The New Haven EP-5 was a double-ended mercury arc rectifier electric locomotive built in 1955 by General Electric for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. It was built to haul passenger trains between Grand Central Terminal or Penn Station New York City and New Haven Connecticut.The EP-5s were the first AC passenger electric locomotives to use rectifiers to convert alternating current from overhead wires to direct current (DC) for the traction motors.

active years end year
1954-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1954-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
GE Transportation
number built
10

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